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The advantages of speaking a second language.
Just a few generations ago, speaking two languages was supposed to be bad for you. Tests in
America found that bilingual people had lower iqs, which seemed evidence enough. Later it
became clear that those surveys were really measuring the material poverty of immigrants;
members of such families were more likely to be undernourished and understimulated, not to
mention the obvious fact that they often sat the tests in a language that was not their best.
THE ADVANTAGES of speaking a second language: They are hard to measure. But it is a good idea anyway. The Economist, [S. l.], 29 fev. 2020. Disponível em: https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/02/29/the-advantages-of-speaking-a-second-l anguage?ppccampaignID=&ppcadID=&ppcgclID=&utm_medium=cpc.adword.pd&utm_source=go ogle&ppccampaignID=19495686130&ppcadID=&utm_campaign=a.22brand_pmax&utm_content= conversion.direct-response.anonymous&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwMqvBhCtARIsAIXsZpYd mqqFWIxtlI8jBQv7ciW5jGGVt27WugtBEvlVhS3aTAG1cr79oKoaAtTLEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds. Acesso em: 14 mar. 2024.
Qual era uma ideia equivocada sobre o bilinguismo há algumas gerações, de acordo com o
trecho?