Bilingual Competence and Bilingual Proficiency in Child Development

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Bilingual Competence and Bilingual Proficiency in Child Development Bilingual Competence and Bilingual Proficiency in Child Development Norbert Francis The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England © 2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher. For information about special quantity discounts, please email special_sales@mitpress.mit.edu This book was set in Sabon by Toppan Best-set Premedia Limited. Printed and bound in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Francis, Norbert. Bilingual competence and bilingual proficiency in child development / Norbert Francis. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-262-01639-1 (alk. paper) 1. Bilingualism in children. 2. Language acquisition. 3. Competence and performance (Linguistics) I. Title. P115.2.F73 2012 404′.2083—dc22 2011010003 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...