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Book SynopsisMultilingualism and Wellbeing is an innovative text that combines sociolinguistic, psychological and philosophical approaches to explore multilingualism as a source of wellbeing. It challenges the âœmonolingual biasâ and the common assumption that multilingualism is solely driven by utilitarian, formal, or identity-based motivations.
Across nineteen carefully edited chapters, contributors illustrate the enduring vitality of multilingualism across the globe through personal and empirical accounts, investigating diverse motivations behind its persistence. Authors present compelling evidence for multilingualismâs positive impact on a personâs sense of mental, social and cultural wellbeing. With a distinctive global reach, this volume showcases multilingual experiences from regions including West Africa, the Netherlands, Georgia, Japan, and Indonesia, while also examining governmental policies that promote multilingualismâdespite the practical challenges involvedâoffering a nuanced and balanced perspective.
This groundbreaking work is essential reading for advanced students and researchers in multilingualism, language acquisition, language learning and applied linguistics, as well as for those in related fields of sociology, psychology and philosophy.
