Harald Clahsen - Multilingualism in the Individual: A Psycholinguistic Perspective (Part 1)

Talk of Prof. Dr. Harald Clahsen on the subject "Multilingualism in the Individual: A Psycholinguistic Perspective" during the Multilingualism & Diversity Lectures 2017.

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From a global perspective, multilingualism is the norm; monolingualism is an exception.
From birth, children have a set of genetically given options, and they are not predetermined to a specific language.
Universal language options are lost after the acquisition of a particular language.
Modularity of language: effects of age of acquisition are subtle and selective.
Multilingualism is an asset in an individual’s life, so if possible, one should take advantage of sensitive periods of language development.
Multilingual education promotes multilingualism and does not necessarily lead to higher intelligence.

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The talk was recorded during the international ring lecture MuDiLe (Multilingualism and Diversity Lectures) 2017 which took place at the University of Hildesheim (Bühler Campus) from 6/7/2017 to 9/7/2017. We had the honour of hearing the interesting and inspiring talks of internationally relevant academics.
This lecture is in cooperation with the Competence Area V Social Inequalities and Intercultural Education (SINTER) of the Excellence Initiative of the University of Cologne.