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unitary language system hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Bilingualism

proposal that young bilingual children initially have one undifferentiated lexicon and grammar before separating their two languages.

In bilingualism, unitary language system hypothesis refers to proposal that young bilingual children initially have one undifferentiated lexicon and grammar before separating their two languages. This meaning comes from Volterra (1978) in Journal of Child Language.[1]

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Volterra, V., & Taeschner, T. (1978). The acquisition and development of language by bilingual children. Journal of Child Language, 5(2), 311-326. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305000900007492

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