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Introduction published In: Multilingualism and Language Contact in Asia-Pacific
Edited by Shobha Satyanath
[Asia-Pacific Language Variation 11:1/2] 2025
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Introduction

Dimensions of multilingualism and language contact


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Published online: 12 March 2026
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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.History, contact and rise of multilingualism
    • 2.1Precolonial histories
    • 2.2Colonial histories
    • 2.3Urbanization
    • 2.4Globalization
  • 3.Sociolinguistics of Multilingualism
    • 3.1Researching a multilingual speech community
    • 3.2Relevance of pre-colonial pasts in understanding the present
    • 3.3Minoritising indigenous languages
    • 3.4Multilingual repertoires
  • Notes
  • References
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