Types of Bilingual Acquisition in Childhood

Bilingualism Second Edition by Suzanne Romaine (1995)

Type1: ‘One Person-One language’
Type2: ‘Non-dominant Home Language’/’One language-One environment’
Type3: ‘Non-dominant Home Language without Community support’
Type4: ‘Double Non-dominant Home Language without Community Support’
Type5: ‘Non-native Parents’
Type6: ‘Mixed languages’

Ebru’s case-Type6
Parents: The parents are bilingual.
Community: Sectors of community may also be bilingual.
Strategy: Parents code-switch and mix languages.