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May 2016

The future of languages

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The quiet battle to save multilingualism in Europe

The Conversation, May 10th, 2016 It is now well known that growing up with two or more languages brings a wealth of cognitive advantages. Multilingualism is not only a laudable achievement in a tolerant society, it is also of great social benefit to individuals. It has been repeatedly demonstrated that bilinguals are better at focusing their attention, they are less easily distracted, they have...

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May 2016

Multilingualism and Plurilingualism

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Podcast: Understanding the daily challenges of multilingualism (Switzerland and Canada)

Swissinfo, April 4th 2016

Speaking many languages in a multilingual country is certainly a blessing – but can it ever be a burden? We look at the similarities and differences between Switzerland – where the four national languages are German, French, Italian and Romansh – and officially bilingual Canada. Read more...>>>

Apr 2016

Multilingualism and Plurilingualism

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Advances in Understanding Multilingualism: A Global Perspective

Grucza, Sambor / Olpińska-Szkiełko, Magdalena / Romanowski, Piotr (eds.) Collection: Warschauer Studien zur Germanistik und zur Angewandten Linguistik - volume 24 Peter Lang Verlag, 2016 Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2016. 201 pp., 23 b/w fig., 22 tables ISBN 978-3-631-66761-3 hb.  (Hardcover) Multilingualism is broadly understood as the knowledge...

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Apr 2016

Language policies and rights

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Politiques linguistiques en Europe et ailleurs dans le monde (Dir. José Carlos Herreras)

...le plurilinguisme est encore, pour l’Europe et les Européens, non seulement un droit mais une exigence et une gageure. La question essentielle est en effet de savoir si la diversité des langues est ressentie et vécue comme un fardeau imposé par l’histoire ou comme une richesse productive pour l’avenir?».Cette question essentielle, évoquée par Jean-Pierre Van Deth, ne se pose pas...

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Apr 2016

Language policies and rights

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Politiques linguistiques en Europe et ailleurs dans le monde (Dir. José Carlos Herreras)

...le plurilinguisme est encore, pour l’Europe et les Européens, non seulement un droit mais une exigence et une gageure. La question essentielle est en effet de savoir si la diversité des langues est ressentie et vécue comme un fardeau imposé par l’histoire ou comme une richesse productive pour l’avenir?».Cette question essentielle, évoquée par Jean-Pierre Van Deth, ne se pose pas...

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Apr 2016

Languages dynamics and linguistic variations

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Bilingualism in the Spanish-Speaking World: Linguistic and Cognitive Perspectives

Authors: Austin, Blume, Sánchez Cambridge University Press, April 2015, ISBN: 9780521132978 Bilingualism has given rise to significant changes in Spanish-speaking countries. In the US, the increasing importance of Spanish has engendered an English-only movement; in Peru, contact between Spanish and Quechua has brought about language change; and in Iberia, speakers of Basque, Galician and...

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