CLASSIFICATION AND TYPOLOGY OF BILINGUALISM

Abstract

This article covers contemporary achievements in the sphere of bilingualism, deepens the understanding of such phenomena as diglossia and language interference. Aim. We’ve tried to systematize the types of bilingualism based on different methods of classification. Matherials and Methods. Systems’ comparative and typological analysis. Results. The conducted analyses showed that bilingualism (as a phenomenon) has a number of common and specific features depending on many social indexes. We’ve compared the views of foreign and Russian scientists on the problem. The result is more exact understanding of bilingualism linguistic model. Conclusions. Mass bilingualism has become the norm of contemporary society

Keywords

• Bilingualism
• diglossia
• bilingualism
• subordinative bilingualism
• medial bilingualism
• coordinative bilingualism
• an interference