The bilingual family : a handbook for parents

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The bilingual family : a handbook for parents

Edith Harding-Esch and Philip Riley

Cambridge University Press, 2003

2nd ed

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-187) and index (p. 188-190)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

First published in 1986, The Bilingual Family has provided thousands of parents with the information and advice they need to make informed decisions about what language policy to adopt with their children. This second edition contains updated references and new entries to the alphabetical reference guide.

Table of Contents

  • 1 Children and language
  • 2 What is bilingualism?
  • 3 Some things you should know about being bilingual
  • 4 The development of the bilingual child
  • 5 What will influence your decision whether to bring up your children as bilinguals?
  • Case studies: a number of bilingual families, and how they did it
  • An alphabetical reference guide

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Details

  • NCID
    BA61978130
  • ISBN
    • 0521808626
    • 9780521004640
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 190 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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