Swiss perspectives in 10 languages

Understanding the daily challenges of multilingualism

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Speaking many languages in a multilingual country is certainly a blessing – but can it ever be a burden? We look at the similarities and differences between Switzerland – where the four national languages are German, French, Italian and Romansh – and officially bilingual Canada.

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