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Multilingualism: Understanding Linguistic Diversity

Author: John Edwards

Bloomsbury Publishing, 9 February 2023, ISBN: 9781350195417

Multilingualism is everywhere in our globalised society. Delving into the 'social life' of languages, John Edwards provides a brief yet compelling overview of multilingualism and its sociocultural implications and consequences. Covering major topics including language origins, language death, lingua francas,
pidgins, creoles and artificial languages, this book provides a complete introduction to what happens when languages meet.

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