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As knowing a foreign language is the norm outside anglosphere, I'd expect most people to understand bilingualism as simultaneous bilingualism: "Simultaneous bil
by tuukkah 6y ago
As knowing a foreign language is the norm outside anglosphere, I'd expect most people to understand bilingualism as simultaneous bilingualism: "Simultaneous bilingualism is a form of bilingualism that takes place when a child becomes bilingual by learning two languages from birth." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simultaneous_bilingualism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simultaneous_bilingualism
- StavrosK 6y agoI don't know how many people are simultaneously bilingual rather than learning a second language later on. I'd assume more English speakers are the latter than the former.
- tuukkah 6y agoI didn't know either but it seems to be common (>25% of world population): "It is estimated that half of the world is functionally bilingual, and the majority of those bilinguals are 'native speakers' of their two languages."