Multilingualism

1. linguistics (n)

• study of language

• skilled, expert, or capable in any field or activity

• happening or existing at the same time

• a testable prediction, often implied by a theory

2. The act of using or promoting the use of multiple languages

• conversation

• speech

• bilingualism

• multilingualism

3. dominant (a)

• most important, powerful, or influential

• logical

• the process of learning language

• connected with thinking or conscious mental processes

4. language acquisition (n)

• most important, powerful, or influential.

• skilled, expert, or capable in any field or activity

• study of language

• the process of learning language

5. Reasons of Multilingualism

• Migration

• Policy

• Ghettoism

• Regional Confinements

6. A conglomeration of individuals who share these same norms about communication is referred to as a

• Language Community

• Language Register

• Speech Community

• Speech Register

7. Knowledge of how language is used in context is called:

• Translanguaging

• Communicative competence

• Code-switching

• Language brokering

8. The juxtaposition within the same speech exchange of passages belonging to two different grammatical systems or subsystems is called ____________.

• Shifting

• Coding

• Code Switching

• Language

9. A multilingual person is generally referred to as a ________.

• polynomial

• natural bilingualism

• maximal

• polyglot

10. It is defined in terms of language competence and also account for the impact of social, psychological and cultural variables on the bilingual individual.

• Multilingualism

• Bilingualism

• Pluralism

• Monolingual