WASHINGTON — De Gruyter Mouton and the American Psychological Association have partnered to publish "Bilingualism Across the Lifespan," the first volume in the series Language and the Human Lifespan.
"Bilingualism Across the Lifespan," edited by Elena Nicoladis and Simona Montanari, presents the study of bilingualism across the lifespan and in all its diverse forms. In framing the newest research within a lifespan perspective, Nicoladis and Montanari highlight the importance of considering an individual’s age — from infancy to late adulthood — when researching how bilingualism affects language acquisition and cognitive development.
The volumes in this series will feature the best contemporary research on topics where psychology and language intersect. The series will be essential for all who work in or are interested in the porous disciplinary boundaries of psychology and linguistics. Three more volumes will be published in 2016.
"APA is excited to partner with De Gruyter Mouton on this innovative series that will greatly enhance global understanding of language, psychology and lifespan development," according to Jasper Simons, APA’s executive publisher.
“The prestige and reach of the APA and De Gruyter Mouton publishing programs represent an ideal combination of leading-edge scholarship,” said Anke Beck, PhD, managing director of De Gruyter, which is based in Berlin. “Authors and editors will benefit from the combined long-term editorial expertise, high-quality production procedures, state of-the-art electronic publishing strategies, and strong sales and marketing infrastructure that De Gruyter Mouton offers.”
The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA's membership includes more than 117,500 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.
De Gruyter has been publishing first-class scholarship for more than 260 years. Headquartered in Berlin, the company group releases over 1,300 new titles each year in the humanities, social sciences, medicine, natural sciences and law; publishes more than 750 journals; and offers a wide range of digital media. The company group includes the imprints De Gruyter Akademie Forschung, Birkhäuser, De Gruyter Mouton, De Gruyter Oldenbourg, De Gruyter Open and De Gruyter Saur. For more information visit the De Gruyteropens in new window website.
De Gruyter Mouton is a leading publisher in language sciences. It was established as Mouton & Co. in 1883 and has been part of De Gruyter since 1977. About 100 books are published every year under the De Gruyter Mouton imprint, in addition to over 40 journals.