Children of Bilingual Parents Who Teach Them Both Languages in Infancy

question 48

Multiple Choice

Children of bilingual parents who teach them both languages in infancy and early childhood

• A)generally take five to seven years to attain speaking and writing skills on par with those of monolingual agemates.
• B)attain language milestones in both languages far later than monolingual agemates.
• C)have a much smaller and less sophisticated vocabulary than monolingual children.
• D)separate the language systems from the start and attain early language milestones according to a typical timetable.

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