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Becoming Bilingual: The Language Acquisition and
Development of Bilingual Children


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1 Introduction 6
2 Definitions of Bilingualism 9
2.1 Minimalistic Definition 9
2.2 Maximalistic Definition 10
3 Ambilingual, Equilingual and Semilingual Speakers 12
3.1 Ambilingual Speaker . 12
3.2 Equilingual Speaker 12
3.3 Semilingual Speaker 13
4 Active and Passive Bilingualism 14
5 Methods of raising bilingual children 16
5.1 Various representations of raising bilingual children 16
5.2 Mixing Methods of raising bilingual children 17
5.2.1 What language do the children speak actively at home? 18
5.2.1.1 Reading class 19
5.2.1.2 Oberlin-Kinder-University 20
6 Bilingual Language Acquisition and Children 25
6.1 Natural and Artificial Language Acquisition 25
6.2 Compound and Coordinate Bilinguals 26
6.3 The Role of Age in Language Development 28
6.3.1 Unitary Language System Hypothesis 29
6.3.2 Separate/Independent Development Hypothesis 30
6.4......

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