Bilingualism and multilingualism: definitions and concepts

What scenario exemplifies a bilingual society with numerous monolingual speakers?

The distinction between 'language' and 'grammar' is irrelevant when discussing language contact.

Why is the concept of 'language contact' considered abstract given the nature of 'language'?

Which scenario best illustrates the influence of language contact on historical events?

The religiously differentiated varieties of essentially the same language, such as Hindi and Urdu, raise questions about the boundary between languages and ______.

Match the following scenarios with the challenges they present in defining language contact:

The book suggests that the consequences of language contact are exhaustively understood compared to the economic consequences of historical events like the Balkanization.

What is the central theme explored in the book regarding languages in contact?

Language contact inevitably leads to ______.

Match the type of bilingualism with its correct definition:

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the history of languages and the history of peoples and nations, as suggested in the book?

According to the book, individual bilingualism is unrelated to societal bilingualism.

Which of the following is NOT a key question addressed in the book regarding language contact?

Which scholar proposed that a bilingual individual should possess 'native-like control of two or more languages'?

According to Weinreich, bilingualism is defined by native level proficiency in two languages.

What is the central problem any definition of bilingualism must address in the social sciences?

The practice of alternately using two languages is referred to as ______.

Match the scholar with their definition/perspective on bilingualism:

Why do many researchers prefer a sociological definition of bilingualism over a psychological one?

In the context of the provided material, what does the term 'modalities' refer to?

The provided text only considers bilingualism in the context of two languages.

In a society of type II, as described, what linguistic characteristic is most prevalent?

Forms I, II, and III of societal bilingualism exist in a pure form in the real world.

In the context of societal bilingualism, what determines if one group is sociologically dominant even if they are not numerically superior?

In many former colonial countries, societal bilingualism arose with the colonizers speaking one language, such as English, and the native population speaking a ______.

Match each form of societal bilingualism with its description:

In the discussion of individual bilingualism, what key linguistic skills are considered when determining whether someone is truly bilingual?

According to the content, if someone has learned some French in school and practices it on their annual holiday, they are considered bilingual in the same way as someone who uses two languages with equal ease.

In societal bilingualism, if one group is bilingual and the other group is monolingual, the bilingual group often forms a minority in what sense?