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Multilingualism is the use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers. When the languages are just two, it is usually called Bilingualism . It is believed that multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population .
International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. First announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999, [1] it was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly with the adoption of UN resolution 56/262 [2] in 2002.
Multilingualism is considered the use of more than one language by an individual or community of speakers. [1] Globalization is commonly defined as the international movement toward economic, trade, technological, and communications integration and concerns itself with interdependence and interconnectedness.
Joshua A. Fishman (Yiddish name Shikl) was born and raised in Philadelphia. [1] His sister was the poet Rukhl Fishman. [2] He attended public schools while also studying Yiddish at elementary and secondary levels.
Translanguaging is a concept in applied linguistics. It refers to different aspects of multilingualism.It can describe the way bilinguals and multilinguals use their linguistic resources to make sense of and interact with the world around them. [1]
Her work emphasizes dynamic multilingualism, which is developed through "an interplay between the individual’s linguistic resources and competences as well as the social and linguistic contexts she/he is a part of."
This study played a large role in our understanding of multilingualism and the effects that it has on the brain. Since the late 1970s, researchers have found more cognitive benefits of bilingualism, including better attention, task-switching, and protection against aging declines. [ 20 ]
UNESCO organized a conference on "Multilingualism for Cultural Diversity and Participation of All in Cyberspace" in Bamako, Mali, on May 6 and 7, 2005, in partnership with the African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), and the Government of Mali, as well as other international organizations.