multilingualism
Speaking several tongues
Multilingualism is the ability to speak or use multiple languages, or the presence of multiple languages within a community or society.
A person who speaks three languages has multilingualism; so does a country with several official languages.
The term often carries positive connotations of cultural richness and cognitive flexibility: The school promotes multilingualism through its immersion programs.
Converting between languages
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
Brain's self-rewiring ability
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- perceptivenessAbility to notice subtleties
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- biculturalismHaving two cultural identities
- belongingState of fitting in
- hybridityMixed-origin quality
Study of language variation
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- pidginImprovised contact language
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
State of being submerged
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
multicultural · transnational · immigration · tourism · multinational
translation
Converting between languages
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
neuroplasticity
Brain's self-rewiring ability
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- perceptivenessAbility to notice subtleties
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
code-switching
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- biculturalismHaving two cultural identities
- belongingState of fitting in
- hybridityMixed-origin quality
sociolinguistics
Study of language variation
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- pidginImprovised contact language
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
immersion
State of being submerged
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
cosmopolitan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
diplomacy · multicultural · transnational · immigration · tourism · multinational
- translationtranslator, literal translation, literary translation, free translation, French translation
- language educationbiliteracy, immersion, literacy skills, reading, immersion school
- linguisticsphoneme, phonemes, morpheme, morphemes, lexeme
- Belgian LanguagesDutch, French, German, Flemish, Walloon
- cultural exchangecultural exchange, cross-cultural, student exchange, intercultural, exchange program
- European studiesBrexit, medieval studies, classics, antiquity, neoclassicism
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