Define bilingualism. What are the different forms of bilingualism? How does bilingualism affect language development?
What will be an ideal response?
Definition:
--Bilingualism is fluency in two languages.
Types of bilingualism:
--Additive is learning a second language while maintaining the first.
--Subtractive is losing fluency in the first language as a result of learning the second.
--Simultaneous is when both languages are learned concurrently.
--Sequential is when one language is learned, followed by a second language.
How does it affect language development?
--Code switching is mixing the words and grammar from the two languages.
--Bilingualism may slow the rate of language development, but it is beneficial to cognitive development.
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