Studies of the Brain Areas for Language in Bilingual Speakers

question 158

Multiple Choice

Studies of the brain areas for language in bilingual speakers indicate

• A) one language is always represented in the left hemisphere and the other in the right.
• B) simple words and phrases are located in the left hemisphere, but more complex words that are learned later in life flow over into the right hemisphere.
• C) both languages are located in the left hemisphere, but most bilingual speakers become left handed.
• D) that bilingual language capacity is neither more nor less lateralized than single language.

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