What is it about?
People who know more languages scored higher on Flexibility, Social Initiative and Open-mindedness.
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Why is it important?
multilingualism/multiculturalism can be considered to be enduring environmental factors that contribute to the shaping of personality profiles.
Perspectives
Multilingualism has a profound effect on individuals, well beyond the purely linguistics
Jean-Marc Dewaele
Birkbeck University of London
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This page is a summary of: Does multilingualism shape personality? An exploratory investigation, International Journal of Bilingualism, November 2019, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1367006919888581.
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