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Discuss historical and political perspectives of bilingualism as a
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A brief analysis of Bilingualism as a world phenomenon today. it starts with a definition of Bilingualism and attempts to trace its historical and political perspectives. The focus is on English monoligualism and US bilingualism.
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HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES OF BILINGUALISM
AS A WOORLD PHENOMENON TODAY
Bilingualism is the habitual use of two languages by one person; in its purest form the two are quite separate. Its attainment is not marked by the crossing of a boundary but by a gradual transition, the earliest stages of which can be valid within limits. On its inner side, bilingualism relates to preverbal thought, making available to the speaker two separate systems of expression. (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1944-9720.1969.tb00307.x/abstract)
Bilingualism implies ability to use either of two languages without difficulty when necessary... Coordinate bilingualism, normally achieved through contact with two languages in early childhood, is perhaps the most desirable type of bilingualism. In compound bilingualism, one language continues to dominate when the other language is spoken. A century ago, minority languages like Welsh and Irish were suppressed in favor of stronger, more socially acceptable languages. This attitude ...
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