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In:Bilingualism, Executive Function, and Beyond: Questions and insights
Edited by Irina A. Sekerina, Lauren Spradlin and Virginia Valian
[Studies in Bilingualism 57] 2019
► pp. 1–14

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Chapter 1
Bilingualism, executive function, and beyond

Questions and insights

 | College of Staten Island, City University of New York | The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
 | The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
 | Hunter College, City University of New York | The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Published online: 12 June 2019
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https://doi.org/10.1075/sibil.57.01sek
Article outline
  • 1.Past
  • 2.Present
  • 3.This volume
  • 4.Future: Where is the field going?
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
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