Commentary published In: Epistemological issue: Translanguaging
Edited by Cristina Flores and Neal Snape
[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 15:1] 2025
► pp. 31–35
Commentary
Translanguaging
Rebranding multilingual practices
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Open Access publication of this article was funded through a Transformative Agreement with Leiden University.
Published online: 21 January 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.24074.ame
https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.24074.ame
Article outline
- Psycholinguistic perspective: Cognitive challenges of translanguaging
- Bridging theoretical divides: (Ubuntu) translanguaging vs. code-switching
- Conclusion: New paradigms, recency
- Note
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