Plurilingualism

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Plurilingualism is the ability of an individual to speak more than two languages.

Following the usage in French, a distinction is sometimes drawn between plurilingualism, meaning the use of many languages by an individual, and multilingualism, meaning the use of many languages in a society.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• Multilingualism
• Polyglot (person)
• Language contact
• Monolingualism

[edit] References

• Bastardas-Boada, Albert. "World language policy in the era of globalization: Diversity and intercommunication from the perspective of 'complexity'", Noves SL. Revista de Sociolingüística 2002 (Summer).

• De Mauro, Tullio "Linguistic Variety and Linguistic Minorities." Italian Cultural Studies, an Introduction. Ed. David Forgacs and Robert Lumley. New York: Oxford UP, 1996. 88-101.

• Full version in English of the Plurilingualism Promotion Plan [1]PDF (497 KiB)