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Multilingualism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Multilingualism is the use of two or more languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingualism
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Multilingualism Is a National Asset, Not a Personal Shame
The ability to speak other languages is sorely needed for our national security and economic success. Yet, speaking another language is viewed unfavorably by many Americans who fear a weakening of our national character. Consequently, this unique strength is daily losing its vitality.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-jennings/a-national-asset-not-a-pe_b_8227656.html
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Babelicious - Multilingualism and the EU
The EU has 24 official languages. Regional minority languages add many more to the total. The EU's policy is lavishly generous: any of the national official languages may be an official EU language.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2015/04/multilingualism-and-eu-0
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Pros and Cons; Multilingual Children's Association
Your guide to raising bilingual children. Expert advice and real world wisdom with parent discussions, tips and articles. From birth through school.
http://www.multilingualchildren.org/getting_started/pro_con.html
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The Benefits of Multilingualism - Multilingual Living
Raising bilingual children? Raising multilingual children? Are you bilingual/multilingual? Here is a long list of the benefits of bi/multilingualism!
http://www.multilingualliving.com/2010/05/01/the-benefits-of-multilingualism/
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Multilingualism - Definition and Examples
The ability of an individual speaker or a community of speakers to use multiple languages.
http://grammar.about.com/od/mo/g/Multilingualism.htm
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Multilingualism - Linguistic Society of America
Contrary to what is often believed, most of the world's population is bilingual or multilingual. Monolingualism is characteristic only of a minority of the world's peoples.
http://www.linguisticsociety.org/resource/multilingualism
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Is Bilingualism Really an Advantage? - The New Yorker
For most of their lives, bilinguals might not show any real benefits. The true edge may come far later-in helping with the aging brain.
http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/bilingual-advantage-aging-brain
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Bilingualism: Language and Cognition - Cambridge Journals Online
Bilingualism: Language and Cognitionis an international peer-reviewed journal focusing on bilingualism from a linguistic, psycholinguistic, and neuroscientific perspective.
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BIL
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The Advantages of Being Bilingual
Most children have the capacity and facility to learn more than one language. Researchers say that there are advantages to being bilingual.
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/The-Advantages-of-Being-Bilingual/
