If both parents are bilingual, what language will the child speak when he/she is born?

Question

For example, you have both parents speaking Polish and English. If a baby was born, what will his or her language be? Does it depend on the location of your birth?

Will the child be bilingual? How does it work?

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Answer 1

>For example, you have both parents speaking Polish and English. If a baby was born, what will his or her language be? Does it depend on the location of your birth?

>Will the child be bilingual? How does it work?

Being able to speak a language is an acquired skill that builds over months, years and decades. It does not depend on the birthplace of the child or the birthplace of the parents.

If the child is taught Polish, it will be able to speak Polish. If the child is taught Chinese, it will be able to speak Chinese. If the child is taught to speak Chinese and Polish, it will be able to speak Chinese and Polish.