5 What Language Backgrounds are There?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Acknowledgements IX
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 How do Children Acquire Language? 11
6. 2 Where Do You Find Bilingual Children? 33
7. 3 What is Meant by Childhood Bilingualism? 47
8. 4 How can Quid Language be Studied? 68
9. 5 What Language Backgrounds are There? 88
10. 6 What Opinions Do Parents Hold About Language? 99
11. 7 A Close Look at the Language of Young Children 116
12. 8 How Do Children in a Bilingual Community Learn Language? 131
13. 9 How Do Young Children Use Language and Do They Know What They are Doing? 145
14. 10 Which Parent has More Influence on the Language of the Home? 172
15. 11 What Predicts a Child's Language? 190
16. 12 How Do Young Children Become Bilingual? 208
17. Bibliography 231
18. Appendices 243
19. Index 270