Bilingualism in Alzheimer's disease

  Contact person

Frederique GAYRAUD

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Scientific framework and objectives

The ALBINOR project (Alzheimer, Bilinguism, Norms) is in line with the ALIBI project (Alzheimer, Immigration, Bilingualism), which revealed the irrelevance of present diagnosis tools for the neuropsychological assessment of Arabic/French bilingual migrants suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. The main goal pursued by the ALBINOR project is to compensate for the lack of neuropsychological norms for this population, which is characterized by both a late bilingualism and a low socio-educational status. It promotes the need for cross-cultural approaches in geriatric healthcare.

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  Financial support

• Labex ASLAN
  ALIBI : Alzheimer, Immigration & Bilinguism
  Labex ASLAN - Université de Lyon
  2013-2015

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  Publications

• Barkat-Defradas, M., Gayraud, F., 2013, "Maladie d’Alzheimer et bilinguisme", Rééducation Orthophonique, 253, pp. 31-53
• Barkat-Defradas, M., Gayraud, F., Köpke, B., Lefèbvre, L., 2019, "Linguistic regression in bilingual patients with Alzheimer's disease", in The Oxford Handbook of Language Attrition, Schmidt, M., Köpke, B. (eds), Oxford, Oxford University Press, pp. 136-145
• Gayraud, F., Barkat-Defradas, M., 2017, "Quels standards pour évaluer les performances cognitives atypiques des personnes âgées bilingues ?", in Diagnostiquer les troubles du langage, Bogliotti, C., Lacheret, A., Isel, F. (eds), De Boeck, pp. 193-214