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Papia Sengupta – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
This paper aims at identifying and explaining the correlation between the Covid-19 and multi-lingualism through cross-country research, drawing on three datasets: WHO data on the expanse of the pandemic, UNESCO data on endangered languages, and the LDI (Linguistic Diversity Index). Results establishing a direct correlation between the pandemic and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, COVID-19, Diversity
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Harjunpää, Katariina; Mäkilähde, Aleksi – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2016
One of the most studied forms of multilingual language use is "code-switching," the use of more than one language within a speech exchange. Some forms of code-switching may also be regarded as instances of "translation," but the relation between these notions in studies of multilingual discourse remains underspecified. The…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Translation, Multilingualism, Drama
Hamel, Rainer Enrique; Álvarez López, Elisa; Carvalhal, Tatiana Pereira – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2016
This article starts with an overview of the sociolinguistic situation in Latin America as a context for language policy and planning (LPP) decisions in the academic field. Then it gives a brief overview of the language policy challenges faced by universities to cope with neoliberal internationalisation. A conceptualisation of the domain as a…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Foreign Countries, Sociolinguistics, Social Capital