| Sažetak | The aim of this thesis is to give an overview of bilingualism as a linguistic phenomenon. The thesis begins by defining the term bilingualism as well as explaining why there are certain issues in defining that term. To better understand this linguistic phenomenon, the thesis explains different types of bilingualism. What follows is an overview of the language development of bilingualism, which includes theories of development, preverbal and verbal language development of bilinguals, and the concept of the age factor in relation to bilingual development. The end of the thesis aims to explain the impact of bilingualism on cognition and the positive impact of bilingualism on the delay in the onset of dementia.bilingualism, types of bilingualism, verbal and preverbal language development, theories of bilingual language development, age factor, cognition, dementia.bilingualism, types of bilingualism, verbal and preverbal language development, theories of bilingual language development, age factor, cognition, dementia. |
| Sažetak (engleski) | Cilj ovog rada je predstaviti pojam dvojezičnosti kao jezičnog fenomena. Rad započinje definiranjem pojma dvojezičnosti te objašnjenjem zašto postoje određeni problemi pri definiranju tog pojma. Radi boljeg razumijevanja ovog jezičnog fenomena, u radu se objašnjavaju različite vrste dvojezičnosti. Slijedi pregled jezičnog razvoja dvojezičnosti uključujući teorije razvoja, predverbalni i verbalni jezični razvoj dvojezičnosti te utjecaj dobi na dvojezični razvoj. Na kraju rada objašnjava se utjecaj dvojezičnosti na kogniciju te pozitivni utjecaj dvojezičnosti na odgodu nastanka demencije. |
