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Personally I'd restrict "super" status to a lot less than 20% or 30% of the population Exactly. 50% of the population may identify as 'speaking' two or more l
by georgieporgie 15y ago
Personally I'd restrict "super" status to a lot less than 20% or 30% of the population
Exactly. 50% of the population may identify as 'speaking' two or more languages, but I seriously doubt more than 20% of them are fluent in two or more languages. There is an enormous difference between functional and fluent.
- jarek 15y agoAre we in violent agreement? If even 10% of European population are fluent in two languages, and we restrict "super" to something meaningfully specific, say top 2% of population, then fluency in two languages is not sufficient for super status in Europe.