Although there has been previous studies done on bilinguals and aging this review sheds light on the aging aspect of bilingualism of children and adults. The main findings in regards to bilingualism and monolinguals, is that bilinguals remain to illustrate and establish a cognitive advantage. This review gathers findings and studies to understand how the age can affect bilingual versus monolinguals. The leaner will be able to explain how and why bilingual children and adults can be linked but also how monolingual children and adults can be linked also. This review will also revealed how the advantages of controlled processing gained as a bilingual child are also carried over into adulthood.
1. Introduction
Individuals throughout their youth tend to feel invincible in all aspects of life. This invincibility
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Once years pass and age begins to accumulate, there is a period in one’s life where age begins to catch up to those three things. The body begins to ache a little more, the mind begins to lose its sharpness and a spirit may begin to have a different perspective. The same is said to happen to bilinguals and the aging effects that occurs with children and adults. The aspect of aging in bilingualism can be broken down into two different sections. The first is the age at where bilinguals begin the process of learning their second language and the second section is chronological age. With the sharpness of youth, children have been known to pick up another language quickly and with ease. Adults can also learn another language just as children can. The only difference between the two is the period of their life when they acquired their