Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xiii
5. Part 1. Bilingual Adults
6. 1. Why Are People Bilingual? 3
7. 2. Describing Bilinguals 18
8. 3. The Functions of Languages 28
9. 4. Language Mode and Language Choice 39
10. 5. Code-Switching and Borrowing 51
11. 6. Speaking and Writing Monolingually 63
12. 7. Having an Accent in a Language 77
13. 8. Languages across the Lifespan 85
14. 9. Attitudes and Feelings about Bilingualism 97
15. 10. Bilinguals Who Are Also Bicultural 108
16. 11. Personality, Thinking and Dreaming, and Emotions in Bilinguals 121
17. 12. Bilingual Writers 134
18. 13. Special Bilinguals 145
19. Part 2. Bilingual Children
20. 14. In and Out of Bilingualism 163
21. 15. Acquiring Two Languages 178
22. 16. Linguistic Aspects of Childhood Bilingualism 191
23. 17. Family Strategies and Support 205
24. 18. Effects of Bilingualism on Children 218
25. 19. Education and Bilingualism 229
26. Conclusion 243
27. Notes 247
28. Index 271