BILINGUALISM AND ITS CONSTITUENT PARTS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF CANADA)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the investigation of bilingualism history and the features of its existence in Canada. The subject is of current interest because bilinguism functioning investigation is the constituent part of any language development. The article deals with the main characteristics of bilingualism, mainly with its types, stages of the development and conditions of functioning. All the above-mentioned gives the reason to investigate bilingualism even more thoroughly, for example, on the basis of the political discourse in Canada and other countries with similar political situation.