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Language Development in Bilingual Children: Fact, Factoid and Fiction

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This chapter examines a range of factors that shape the development of language in bilingual children. Evidence-based practice in education, speech and language therapy, and language policy needs to be based on a thorough understanding of how these factors work together to determine the patterns of development and use of language observed in bilingual children and adults.

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