identity and multilingualism
The relationship between identity and multilingualism represents an interdependent relationship, as it can be considered that language is an essential element on which identity is built, but it is not the only one. When saying that so-and-so is English, it means relatively that he speaks English and possesses an English culture in the anthropological sense, that is, his perception and representation of his surroundings and the world emanates from his experience in a field in which a human group coexists that shares the values, doctrinal, linguistic and cultural components...
From this perspective, the common constitutes the basis of identity, and everything that refers to the private is complementary to the identity pattern in its earthly manifestations. Based on this duality (the common and the specific), the relationship between linguistic pluralism and identity can be monitored, as linguistic pluralism does not lead to plural identities.
In all cases, linguistic pluralism is linked to identity without this situation resulting in a plurality of identities, especially since the saying that defines the articulations of linguistic pluralism with identity is the category of citizenship.
Dr. Said Bennis
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