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Multilinguals are people who use several languages in their everyday life. Attitudes towards them are very diverse: some consider them gifted or unusually intelligent, while others fear that they are not fully competent in any one language. This is the first book which discusses, in lay terms, the reasons behind the the beliefs and myths traditionally associated with multilinguals. It is written for the general public and is relevant for families, teachers, and everyone else who ever wondered about multilingualism. The style is light, often witty, but is founded on a thorough knowledge of all the solid academic research on this subject.

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Madalena Cruz-Ferreira is a freelance linguist with a keen interest in multilingualism. She was born in Portugal, acquired French in Africa at age 3, married a Swede a little later, raised three trilingual children (mostly) in Singapore, and works (mostly) in English. She is the author of several academic books and articles on multilingualism.

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