This article gives information about multilingualism – the use of several languages within a certain social unit, how to become one of multilingual people and the benefits of learning and using two or more languages for the personal and professional development. It also explains a profound contribution of multilingualism to cognition, to the brain, to success and wellbeing across the entire lifespan.
The language advantage: how multilingualism shapes our minds
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Language experience
multilingualism
cognitive aging
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