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The Problem of Bilingualism: A View Without Rose-Tinted Glasses∗

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

A commentary on basic terminology

Bilingualism is the ability of an individual to use two languages to an equal or near equal degree. A completely bilingual person can switch from one language to another instantaneously.

Type
From the Soviet Union
Copyright
Copyright © 1988 by the Association for the Study of the Nationalities USSR and East Europe Inc. 

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