Plurilingualism: an asset?

Authors

  • Maria da Graça L. Castro Pinto Universidade do Porto

Keywords:

Bilingualism/multilingualism, Acquisition/learning, Second/third language, Plurilingualism, Asset

Abstract

The phenomenon of globalization and the ease with which people today circulate,

 

virtually and personally, in the “global village” that is our planet, more than justifies the closer contacts among peoples and therefore among speakers of different languages, who are at the same time holders of the most diversified cultures. Bearing this setting in mind, this paper deals with some terms that are being used more frequently today (acquisition, learning, bilingualism, multilingualism, second language, foreign language, third language, plurilingualism), considers their coverage and draws attention to what each term may hide beyond its more obvious meaning. Based on an historical perspective, this paper also attempts to find an answer to the proposed title, using additional approaches from the cognitive domain, aimed at exploring and discussing a question that seems, at first sight, obvious and affirmative.

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Author Biography

Maria da Graça L. Castro Pinto, Universidade do Porto

Professora Catedrática de Linguística Departamento de Estudos Portugueses e de Estudos Românicos da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto Membro do Centro de Linguística da Universidade do Porto Portugal

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Published

2013-09-10

How to Cite

Pinto, M. da G. L. C. (2013). Plurilingualism: an asset?. Letras De Hoje, 48(3), 369–379. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/fale/article/view/12584

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 3 (2013): Topics in Mother (L1) and Second (L2) Language Acquisition

Section

Part 3 – Studies on Bilingual Acquisition

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