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BILINGUALISM IN EARLY AND PRE-SCHOOL AGE IN CROATIAN LANGUAGE

E. B. Kolar, I. M. Gligoric, E. Alar

First published: 2018https://doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2018/3.6/S14.009View metrics

Abstract

This paper discusses bilingualism in early and pre-school age. Considering that the world has become a global village and a multicultural community, bilingualism in general and especially in the young population, is a unique phenomenon, and as such it is increasingly subject to the interest of many linguists, sociolinguists, psychologists and other professionals (including school and kindergarten teachers). In this paper we discuss the various definitions of bilingualism and the very process of becoming a bilingual person in general, with the emphasis on early and pre-school ages. Precise distinction between language learning and language acquisition is consistently present in the paper. In addition, different types of bilingualism are described, as well as the different relationships between two languages engaged in the process of being bilingual (domination of one language, interlanguage, linguistic borrowing, code-switching etc.). Considering the specific linguistic situation in Croatia, i.e. the coexistence of three (very) different languages or dialects (Chakavian, Kajkavian and Shtokavian), horizontal and vertical bilingualism are discussed. Also, advantages and (potential) disadvantages of being bilingual are presented.

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Title
BILINGUALISM IN EARLY AND PRE-SCHOOL AGE IN CROATIAN LANGUAGE
Authors
E. B. Kolar, I. M. Gligoric, E. Alar
Proceedings
5th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM 2018
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2018
Pages
63-72
SWS Citekey
Kolar2018146372
ISSN
2367-5659
ISBN
978-619-7408-58-4
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
bilingualismCroatian languagechildrenearly and pre-school ageearly and pre-school age.
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