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The Importance of Recognizing Social Contexts in Research on Bilingualism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2022

Gigi Luk Open the ORCID record for Gigi Luk [Opens in a new window]  and
John G. Grundy Open the ORCID record for John G. Grundy [Opens in a new window]
Gigi Luk*
Affiliation:
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
John G. Grundy
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, United States
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Address for correspondence: Gigi Luk, McGill University, 3700 McTavish Street, Montréal QC, Canada H3A 1Y2. Email: gigi.luk@mcgill.ca
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Bilingualism: Language and Cognition , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 2023 , pp. 25 - 27
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