"Multilingualism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ability to speak, read, or write several languages or many languages with some facility. Bilingualism is the most common form. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019303
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.559.423.452
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Multilingualism".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Multilingualism".
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Multilingualism" by people in Profiles.
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Multilingualism and aging: Country-level patterns may not support individual-level causal claims. Brain Lang. 2026 May; 276:105735.
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The Effects of Home Language Use on Spanish Speech Measures in Bilingual Children With Hearing Loss Who Use Cochlear Implants and Their Peers With Normal Hearing. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2024 11 07; 67(11):4518-4532.
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Transcending Language Barriers: Can ChatGPT Be the Key to Enhancing Multilingual Accessibility in Health Care? J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 12; 21(12):1888-1895.
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Caregiver Experiences With Oral Bilingualism in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the United States: Impact on Child Language Proficiency. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2023 01 17; 54(1):224-240.
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Brief Report: Unexpected Bilingualism: A Case of a Russian Child With ASD. J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 May; 53(5):2153-2160.
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Vocabulary and Phonological Abilities Affect Dual Language Learners' Consonant Production Accuracy Within and Across Languages: A Large-Scale Study of 3- to 6-Year-Old Spanish-English Dual Language Learners. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2020 08 04; 29(3):1196-1211.
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Speech Production Accuracy and Variability in Monolingual and Bilingual Children With Cochlear Implants: A Comparison to Their Peers With Normal Hearing. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 08 15; 62(8):2601-2616.
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Speaking and Reading in Two Languages: On the Identification of Reading and Language Disabilities in Spanish-Speaking English Learners. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2019 Jul; 2019(166):15-41.
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Bilingual Phonological Awareness: Construct Validation in Grade 1 Spanish-Speaking English Learners. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2019 Jul; 2019(166):79-110.
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IQ-Achievement Discrepancy for Identification of Disabilities in Spanish-speaking English Learners. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2019 Jul; 2019(166):111-143.