Advantages and disadvantages of multilingualism.

Authors

  • Bohdan Pysarenko Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University
  • N.V. Striuk Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University

Abstract

The present-day global society has been changing and developing at an uncontrollable speed. According to records, there are 7000 languages spoken in the world. Thus, multilingualism is becoming a significant phenomenon in the modern language world. The objective of the paper is to discuss the general issues of multilingualism, its advantages and disadvantages.

Author Biographies

Bohdan Pysarenko, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University

1st year student, Faculty of Philology, Specialism “Applied Linguistics”

N.V. Striuk, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University

Lecturer

References

Commission of the European Communities, Final Report, High Level group on Multilingualism. – Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2007. – 36 p.

Housen A. Why become multilingual? [Electronic resource] / A. Housen, A. Sole-Mena, P. Van Parijs. – Retrieved from: http://www.marnixplan.org/WHYBECOME-MULTILINGUAL?lang=en.

Paradowski M. The Benefits of Multilingualism [Electronic resource] / Michał B. Paradowski // Multilingual Living. – Retrieved from: http://www.multilingualliving.com/2010/05/01/the-benefits-of-multilingualism-fullarticle/.

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Issue

2017

Section

Philological sciences