… Societal multilingualism is in many respects the foundation field out of which all of the
sociology of language grows and ramifies. This is necessarily so, given the fact that it provides …

… of multilingualism so much as they have been a product of it and, indeed, a contributor to it.
To be multilingual is … still be unwise to assume that multilingual encounters are common. One …

… The need to improve our knowledge of individual and societal multilingualism is linked to
globalization. The intensification of international contacts, the internationalization of the …

… In the study of societal multilingualism, on the other hand, we are more concerned with how
states manage their multilingualism, eg by adopting some languages (but not others) as their …

… My objective in this chapter is to explore societal multilingualism (cf. Fishman 1978) and …
To do so, I shall argue that diversity as it exists in multilingual and multireligious societies …

… However, in order to shed further light on the problems multilingualism might have at the
societal level, we will discuss a range of overlapping, yet important areas: education, …

… of issues related to societal multilingualism with reference to the status, functions, and uses
of particular languages in the territory. In the discussion of societal multilingualism in Hong …

… -Malaysian youth about multilingualism in Malaysia. Societal multilingualism is fertile ground
… Malay independence in 1957, as did multilingualism and ethnic pluralism that local Malays …

… Societal Multilingualism Linguists usually draw a distinction between individual and societal
multilingualism, … Some of the connections between individual and societal bilingualism …