Language disorders in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review.

Background: Although cognitive impairments are common in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), language impairments are not well defined.

Objective: The goal of this review was to examine the presence and nature of language disorders associated with MS.

Method: A search of PubMed and PsycINFO databases was conducted using combinations of the following terms: language disorders, language pathology, language impairment, multiple sclerosis, communication, language and speech.

Monolingual and bilingual children's social preferences for monolingual and bilingual speakers.

Past research has shown that young monolingual children exhibit language-based social biases: they prefer native language to foreign language speakers. The current research investigated how children's language preferences are influenced by their own bilingualism and by a speaker's bilingualism. Monolingual and bilingual 4- to 6-year-olds heard pairs of adults (a monolingual and a bilingual, or two monolinguals) and chose the person with whom they wanted to be friends.