In spite of the spark that plurilingualism has provided throughout Europe and beyond to the idea that linguistic and cultural diversity is an asset rather than an obstacle, the term plurilingualism itself has not frequently been used in the English-speaking world. Moving from an analysis of this issue, this paper aims to help readers better understand the nature of the concept of plurilingualism and reflect on its social and educational value. To do so, it firstly presents the term from a historical and comparative perspective in relation to other terms used in the English-speaking literature, it then moves to explaining the crucial difference between plurilingualism and multilingualism, thus introducing the notion of dynamic repertoire and the underlying theoretical perspective. Finally, the article introduces the descriptors for plurilingual and pluricultural competence from the newly released CEFR Companion Volume (Council of Europe, 2018) together with the potential of these descriptors to facilitate mediation and plurilanguaging among learners and to foster a new, open and positive attitude towards linguistic and cultural diversity in language classes. Malgré le rôle déclencheur que le plurilinguisme a joué en Europe et au-delà de l'idée que la diversité linguistique et culturelle est un atout plutôt qu'un obstacle, le terme correspondant en anglais plurilinguisme-'plurilingualism'-n'est pas utilisé fréquemment dans le monde anglophone. Partant d'une analyse de ce constat, cet article vise à aider le lecteur à mieux comprendre la nature du concept de plurilinguisme et à réfléchir sur ses atouts. Pour cela, il présente d'abord le terme en partant d'une perspective historique et comparative par rapport à d'autres termes qui sont utilisés dans la littérature scientifique de langue anglaise, ensuite il se tourne vers l'explication de la différence profonde entre plurilinguisme and multilinguisme, ce qui permet d'introduire la notion de répertoire dynamique et la

Soares Da Silva, Augusto, Amadeu Torres & Miguel Gonçalves (eds.) Línguas Pluricêntricas. Variaçâo Lingüística e Dimensôes Sociocognitivas / Pluricentric Languages. Linguistic Variation and Sociocognitive Dimensions. Braga: Publicaçôes da Faculdade de Filosofia 2011, 725 pp. (ISBN 978 972 697 201 3)

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In spite of the spark that plurilingualism has given throughout Europe and beyond to the idea that linguistic and cultural diversity is an asset rather than an obstacle, the term plurilingualism itself has not frequently been used in the English-speaking world. Beginning with an analysis of this issue, this paper aims to help readers better understand the nature of the concept of plurilingualism and reflect on its social and educational value. To do so, it firstly presents the term from a historical and comparative perspective in relation to other terms used in the English-speaking literature. It then moves on to explain the crucial difference between plurilingualism and multilingualism, thus introducing the notion of dynamic repertoire and its underlying theoretical perspective. Finally, the article introduces the descriptors for plurilingual and pluricultural competence from the newly released CEFR Companion Volume, together with the potential for these descriptors to facilitate m...

This article examines the politics of language in plurinational states. First, I argue that the relationship between language and nationhood is politically constructed through two broad processes: state nation-building and 'peripheral' activism. Second, I present three broad strategies of territorial management to accommodate the normative and practical issues derived from the politicisation of languages: self-rule, shared rule, and symbolic recognition. Third, I illustrate the discussion drawing on the paradigmatic cases of Catalonia and Flanders.