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Becoming Bilingual »

Authors: Jean Lyon, Lyon
ISBN-13: 9781853593178, ISBN-10: 1853593176
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Channel View Publications Limited
Date Published: November 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

	Acknowledgements
	Introduction	1
1	How do Children Acquire Language?	11
2	Where Do You Find Bilingual Children?	33
3	What is Meant by Childhood Bilingualism?	47
4	How can Child Language be Studied?	68
5	What Language Backgrounds are There?	88
6	What Opinions Do Parents Hold About Language?	99
7	A Close Look at the Language of Young Children	116
8	How Do Children in a Bilingual Community Learn Language?	131
9	How Do Young Children Use Language and Do They Know What They are Doing?	145
10	Which Parent has More Influence on the Language of the Home?	172
11	What Predicts a Child's Language?	190
12	How Do Young Children Become Bilingual?	208
	Bibliography	231
	Appendices: Language Background Questionnaire (QI)	243
	Appendices: Language Development Questionnaire (QII)	256
	Appendices: Dictionary of Common Words	265
	Index	270