Lingua receptiva (LaRa) – remarks on the quintessence of receptive multilingualism

• Jochen Rehbein ^[1] ; Jan D. ten Thije ^[3] ; Anna Verschik ^[2]
  1. [1] Middle East Technical University

     Middle East Technical University

     Turquía

     
  2. [2] Tallinn University

     Tallinn University

     Kesklinna linnaosa, Estonia

     
  3. [3] Utrecht Institute of Linguistics, The Netherlands

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• Localización: International Journal of Bilingualism: interdisciplinary studies of multilingual behaviour, ISSN 1367-0069, Vol. 16, Nº. 3, 2012 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Receptive multilingualism), págs. 248-264
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article introduces and defines the notion lingua receptiva (LaRa) as a mode of multilingual communication in which interactants employ a language and/or a language variety different from their partner’s and still understand each other without the help of any additional lingua franca. The quintessence of lingua receptiva is discussed in terms of pragmatic, psycholinguistic and language psychology approaches to multilingualism. Moreover, the occurrence of this mode is documented across various language families throughout time and in various discursive intercultures which it creates. Furthermore, three central characteristics are discussed, namely ideological barriers resulting in asymmetry, ‘inference-making’ mechanisms and the function of idiomatic expressions. Finally, lingua receptiva is compared to other multilingual modes, especially with English as lingua franca.