- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1. Bilingual Adults
- 1. Why Are People Bilingual?
- 2. Describing Bilinguals
- 3. The Functions of Languages
- 4. Language Mode and Language Choice
- 5. Code-Switching and Borrowing
- 6. Speaking and Writing Monolingually
- 7. Having an Accent in a Language
- 8. Languages across the Lifespan
- 9. Attitudes and Feelings about Bilingualism
- 10. Bilinguals Who Are Also Bicultural
- 11. Personality, Thinking and Dreaming, and Emotions in Bilinguals
- 12. Bilingual Writers
- 13. Special Bilinguals
- Part 2. Bilingual Children
- 14. In and Out of Bilingualism
- 15. Acquiring Two Languages
- 16. Linguistic Aspects of Childhood Bilingualism
- 17. Family Strategies and Support
- 18. Effects of Bilingualism on Children
- 19. Education and Bilingualism
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
Bilingual
Life and Reality
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