Bilingual Children

This practical and reassuring guide will enable readers to make informed decisions about how to raise their child bilingually.

1. Bilingualism in early childhood - disentangling myths and facts; 2. How infants become native speakers; 3. Two languages in one mind - differentiating linguistic systems; 4. Keeping languages apart: mixing, interference and interaction of languages; 5. Language dominance, strong and weak languages; 6. Trilingual and more - the role of input; 7. The age question; 8. Benefits and advantages of child bilingualism; References; Index.