trilingualism
Speaking three tongues
Trilingualism is the ability to speak three languages fluently, or the practice of using three languages within a community or context.
The term describes both individual competence and social situations where three languages coexist: Trilingualism is common in Luxembourg, where residents use Luxembourgish, French, and German daily.
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- interlanguageEvolving system between tongues
- activationSetting into operation
One who conveys meaning between languages
- translatorOne who renders between languages
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
- subtitlingAdding translated screen text
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
State of being submerged
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- literacyAbility to read, write
- didacticsScience of instruction
Involving multiple societies
- interculturalBetween different cultures
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
code-switching
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- interlanguageEvolving system between tongues
interpreter
One who conveys meaning between languages
- translatorOne who renders between languages
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
- subtitlingAdding translated screen text
immersion
State of being submerged
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- literacyAbility to read, write
cross-cultural
Involving multiple societies
- interculturalBetween different cultures
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
expatriate · diplomatic · transnational · migration · integration
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- ethnolinguisticOf language-tied peoples
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