700 Reasons: Reason #414

Reason: 414
Plurilinguals as a group think in more flexible and divergent ways than monolinguals as a group: they innovate more, create more new knowledge and dreams
Reference:
Skutnabb-Kangas, T. (2002) Why should linguistic diversity be maintained and supported in Europe? Some arguments (Strasbourg: Council of Europe)
Related Keywords:
Creativity, Knowledge, Multilingualism

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