bilingualism
noun[U]
uk/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl.ɪ.zəm/us/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl.ɪ.zəm/thefactof using or beingabletospeaktwolanguages:
Thearticleexaminedthe manyadvantagesofencouragingbilingualism inchildren.这篇文章探讨了鼓励儿童使用双语的诸多好处。
There areindicationsthat bilingualism maydeliverlifelongcognitivebenefits.
thefactorofficialpolicyof using twolanguagesin acountry,region, etc. and giving themequalimportance:
The 1960ssawtheriseof Quebecseparatismin Canada, and thepromotionof biculturalism and bilingualism.
- The bilingualism thatimmigrantchildrenbringto theclassroomshould bereinforced, notcondemned.
- Streetsignsandbusandtrainlogosappearin bothFrenchandFlemish, but this bilingualism doesn'tseemtobringpeopletogether.
Using other languages
- Anglocentric
- Anglocentrism
- anglophone
- biliterate
- code switch
- code switching
- lingo
- linguist
- native speaker
- non-native speaker
- non-speaker
- pinyin
- polyglot
- render
- rendering
- signer
- speaker
- speaking
- target language
- translator