How do children in multilingual households differentiate between the two (or more) languages they’re being taught?

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How do children in multilingual households differentiate between the two (or more) languages they’re being taught?

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I lived in a Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago. It was one of my favorite things to hear the little kids so excited for the ice cream man that they scream out in a mix of Spanish and English just using the word that came to mind first.

As opposed to speaking to a specific person. They learn which language to use.

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