Preprints of 24 papers presented at a conference, the subject of which was "The Learning of Two or More Languages or Dialects by Young Children, Especially between the Ages of Three and Eight, with Particular Attention to the Social Setting," comprise this report. The six sections of the conference were: Home and Preschool Language Learning; Curricular Patterns in Early Bilingual Schooling; Linguistic Factors in Bilingualism and Bidialectalism; Socio-Linguistic Factors in Bilingual Education; Various Aspect of Child Language; and Planning for the Future. (DB)