Influence of socio-political factors on multilingual formation in Canada

Abstract

Ustimenko V. V. Influence of socio-political factors on multilingual formation in Canada.

The article examines the notions of bilingualism and multilingualism as important aspects of modern socio-political life in Canada considering globalization and mankind transition to information society; the most favorable conditions for bilingualism and multilingualism emergence are defined. The focus is on reasons of emergence and stages of multilingualism development in Canada.