Children who are bilingual a. are behind their single-language counterparts in metalinguistic skills. b. take longer to master the second language when they learn it after becoming fluent in the...

Children who are bilingual

a. are behind their single-language counterparts in metalinguistic skills.

b. take longer to master the second language when they learn it after becoming fluent in the first language.

c. learn the second language better after age 12 because they have a more sophisticated understanding of syntax by this point in development.

d. score lower on general measures of cognitive ability than single-language children because of language confusion.