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Author Lyon, Jean, 1939-

Title Becoming bilingual : language acquisition in a bilingual community / Jean Lyon
Published Clevedon : Multilingual Matters, [1996]
©1996

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 MELB  401.93 Lyo/Bbl  DUE 30-05-24
Description x, 271 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Series Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 11
Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 11
Contents 1. How do Children Acquire Language? -- 2. Where Do You Find Bilingual Children? -- 3. What is Meant by Childhood Bilingualism? -- 4. How can Child Language be Studied? -- 5. What Language Backgrounds are There? -- 6. What Opinions Do Parents Hold About Language? -- 7. A Close Look at the Language of Young Children -- 8. How Do Children in a Bilingual Community Learn Language? -- 9. How Do Young Children Use Language and Do They Know What They are Doing? -- 10. Which Parent has More Influence on the Language of the Home? -- 11. What Predicts a Child's Language? -- 12. How Do Young Children Become Bilingual?
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Bilingualism in children.
Children -- Language.
Education, Bilingual.
Language acquisition.
Author Multilingual Matters Ltd.
LC no. 96015893
ISBN 1853593176 (paperback)
1853593184 (cased)