The definitive study of bilingualism from a leading neuropsychologist
Albert Costa was Research Professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and director of the Speech Production and Bilingualism Group at the Centre for Brain and Cognition. His research focused on the cognitive and neural underpinnings of language processing.
Absorbing and engagingly written. . . Costa is a charming and witty
guide. This is a rigorous book about complex science but Costa has
a winningly informal style, a deadpan wit, and mixes laboratory
findings of cognitive neuropsychology with examples from everyday
life, TV programmes, sports and politics
*Guardian*
Enlightening and astonishing. . . very readable: the prose is
gentle, anecdotal, witty, personal and balanced. . . Albert Costa
(a Catalan-Spanish bilingual) died last year, and this book is a
great testimony to his lifetime of research into the subject
*Observer*
Fascinating. . . This engaging book explores just how multiple
languages are acquired and sorted out by the brain. . . Costa's
work derives from a great fund of knowledge, considerable curiosity
and solidly scientific spirit
*Spectator*
Absorbing. . . Amiably written, and reader-friendly even when
delving into the minutiae of bilingualism, this compact but
data-dense book throws out some intriguing ideas about the
relationship of dual-language use to attitudes and behaviour
*Art's Desk*
A clear and approachable study by a renowned neurologist
*Prospect*
A fascinating primer on the science of language. . . Anyone with an
inquisitive mind and an interest in language in general, and
certainly bilingualism specifically, will find this book a
compelling read
*TES*
Neuropsychologist Albert Costa spent two decades exploring
bilingualism, and his book offers surprising insights
*BBC Science Focus*
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