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Title: The Amazing Rise of Bilingualism in the United States
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Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: In an earlier post, I described the state of bilingualism in the United States (see here). The U.S. Census Bureau does not keep track of those who use two or more languages in their everyday lives, but since 1980 it does ask three language questions: Does this person speak a language other than English at home? What is this language? How well does this person speak English (very well, well, not well, not at all)? These questions were first asked in the census every 10 years, but are now part of the annual American Community Survey (ACS). The data that we now have cover 1980, 1990, and every year since 2000 until 2016. Even though children under age five were left out, as were people who use a second or third language in their everyday lives but only English at home, they give us an idea of the number of bilinguals in the US and how the numbers have evolved since 1980.
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Authors: Grosjean, Francois
Publication Name: Psychology Today
Publisher Location: UK
Publication Date: Sept. 11, 2018
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