multilinguals
Speakers of many
Multilinguals are people who speak more than two languages.
The term distinguishes them from bilinguals, who speak exactly two.
Multilinguals often switch between languages mid-conversation.
The word can also function as an adjective describing such speakers or their abilities.
Smooth linguistic command
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- accentRegional speech pattern
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
expressiveness · nuance · register · tone · comprehension · articulation
One knowing many languages
- linguistExpert in languages
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
- translatorOne who renders between languages
- expatCitizen living abroad
immigrant · diaspora · cosmopolitan · native-speaker · non-native-speaker · plurilingual · bicultural · multicultural
State of being submerged
- exposureState of being unprotected
- inputData received for processing
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- fossilizationOrganic remains becoming mineral
Having two cultural identities
- belongingState of fitting in
- rootednessBeing firmly established somewhere
- hybridityMixed-origin quality
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
fluency
Smooth linguistic command
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- accentRegional speech pattern
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
conversational · expressiveness · nuance · register · tone · comprehension · articulation
polyglot
One knowing many languages
- linguistExpert in languages
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
- translatorOne who renders between languages
expat · immigrant · diaspora · cosmopolitan · native-speaker · non-native-speaker · plurilingual · bicultural · multicultural
code-switching
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
immersion
State of being submerged
biculturalism
Having two cultural identities
- belongingState of fitting in
- rootednessBeing firmly established somewhere
- hybridityMixed-origin quality
- foreignersforeigner, immigrant, immigrants, migrant, expats