This article introduces and defines the notion lingua receptiva (LaRa) as a mode of
multilingual communication in which interactants employ a language and/or a language …

This paper uncovers a particular type of multilingualism: small-scale multilingualism, meant
here to designate communicative practices in heteroglossic societies in which multilingual …

Multilingualism is increasingly seen as a resource among researchers, educators and in
society. Whereas positive beliefs about the benefits of multilingualism may foster increased …

Internationalisation is a buzzword in European higher education, and many universities
work hard to devise and implement strategies that will help facilitate increased transnational …

Abstract At Warruwi, a remote Australian Indigenous community, people use a range of
Indigenous languages on a daily basis. Adults speak three to eight Indigenous languages …

The articles in this issue of IJSL,“Language and the international university”, are concerned
with the impact of transnational student mobility and university internationalization on the …

Validation of data collection instruments is a necessary step in all research and should be
regarded as an integral component in every stage of the research process; however, the …

Studies of the mutual intelligibility of related languages and dialects have demonstrated that
comprehension can be predicted by linguistic factors such as phonological and lexical …

In today's world, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the bordercrossing activities
and contact between people with different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, which are a …

This major new textbook offers an accessible introduction to many of the most interesting
areas in the study of multilingualism. It consists of twelve lectures, written by leading …