This volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between language and cognition with a focus on bilinguals, bringing together contributions from international leading figures in various disciplines . It is essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students with an interest in language and cognition, or in bilingualism and second languages.

Focusing on bilinguals, this text provides a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between language and cognition.

"The present volume constitutes a comprehensive and outstanding contribution to the new and expanding field of language and bilingual cognition research. ... Due to the breath of the research areas that are covered and the quality of the chapters that are included, Language and Bilingual Cognition is an invaluable reference for those interested in cognition, bilingualism, and second language acquisition." - Teresa Cadierno, University of Southern Denmark, in International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism "The editors, Vivian Cook and Benedetta Bassetti, provide an impressive set of contributions addressing the connections between language and cognition. ... Language and Bilingual Cognition should be of interest to scholars of both language and cognition, even to those whose research areas do not directly address linguistic relativity. ... Readers who already have good backgrounds in linguistic relativity and bilingualism research will find this volume to be a valuable reference book." - David S. Kreiner in PsycCRITIQUES