Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Bilingual Adults -- 1. Why Are People Bilingual? -- 2. Describing Bilinguals -- 3. The Functions of Languages -- 4. Language Mode and Language Choice -- 5. Code-Switching and Borrowing -- 6. Speaking and Writing Monolingually -- 7. Having an Accent in a Language -- 8. Languages across the Lifespan -- 9. Attitudes and Feelings about Bilingualism -- 10. Bilinguals Who Are Also Bicultural -- 11. Personality, Thinking and Dreaming, and Emotions in Bilinguals -- 12. Bilingual Writers -- 13. Special Bilinguals -- Part 2. Bilingual Children -- 14. In and Out of Bilingualism -- 15. Acquiring Two Languages -- 16. Linguistic Aspects of Childhood Bilingualism -- 17. Family Strategies and Support -- 18. Effects of Bilingualism on Children -- 19. Education and Bilingualism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index