Explores the processes of monolingual language development in pre-school children. Following an overview of child bilingualism, this book looks at the influence of the child's family environment and the factors which predict the language use of the child.
Becoming bilingual: language acquisition in a bilingual community
โ Scribed by Jean Lyon
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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