bilingualism

[ US /baɪˈɫɪŋɡwəˌɫɪzəm/ ]
[ UK /ba‍ɪlˈɪŋɡjuːəlˌɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. the ability to speak two languages colloquially
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How To Use bilingualism In A Sentence

  • One myth about bilingualism is that you are perfect in both/all languages. A dog is not a Hund is not a chien
  • Most ethnic minorities in urban areas speak Russian rather than Georgian as a second language, but bilingualism and trilingualism are common, and Russian continues to be understood in most of the country.
  • This Government is in a unique position to show leadership in bilingualism.
  • His research focuses on bilingualism and conceptions of language in language-minority education.
  • In that context, bilingualism is less essential than experience and a talent for building bridges. Globe and Mail
  • With bilingualism an essential requirement of the communications job, the unilingual Reid is seen as a transitional move until another candidate is found.
  • Other parents believe that bilingualism is more advantageous or just have a desire for their children to hold onto their own culture. The tired topic of discrimination, here vs there
  • Saami women went from monolingualism in Saami to monolingualism in Norwegian in a very short period of time without much of a period of transitional bilingualism.
  • He also introduced official bilingualism in the elected assembly. Canada.com
  • As regional bilingualism would eventually lead to a single dominant dialect, it seems to me that this would produce new Late IE dialects in those regions located outside of the "Late IE epicenter" within which breathy stops or vowels were replaced with locally more familiar modal phonation ie. substratal influence. Dialectal loss of PIE voiced aspirated stops via Para-MIE dialect merger?
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