Holistic view of bilingualism - answers-bilingual doesn't equal two monolinguals in
one person, can't measure against native speaker. Different languages in different
contexts
Diglossia - answers-two languages in a community
Simultaneous language acquisition - answers-acquires both languages at the
same time and prior to the age of 3
Codeswitching - answers-moving back and forth between registers, dialects, or
languages. change languages at phrase level
lexical gaps - answers-refers to those people whose experiences are not well
represented by their language and therefore have difficulties expressing their
thoughts and feelings verbally
Language loss - answers-decline in speaker's first language proficiency while a
second language is being learned
, Elective bilingualism - answers-majority member learning second language
without losing first languages
Circumstantial bilingualism - answers-learning language to survive
Language skills - answers-observable, clearly defined components of language
Language competence - answers-inner, mental representation of language
Language performance - answers-outward evidence of language competence
Language achievement - answers-outcome of formal instruction
Balanced bilingual - answers-someone who is equally competent in two languages
Semilingual - answers-someone who does not have total competency in either
language
Oracy - answers-Receptive skill: listening, Productive skill: speaking