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Approximately half of the world's population is functionally bilingual.

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Is it true that approximately half of the world's population is functionally bilingual?

Yes. Multiple reference sources and peer-reviewed studies support the claim that approximately half or more of the world's population is bilingual or multilingual.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Wikipedia: Simultaneous bilingualism
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Wikipedia: Simultaneous bilingualism. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simultaneous_bilingualism

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Wikipedia: Multilingualism
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Wikipedia: Multilingualism. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingualism

PLOS (all journals): Using big data to understand bilingual performance in semantic fluency: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Cites estimates that more than 50% of the world’s population is bilingual.
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PLOS (all journals): Using big data to understand bilingual performance in semantic fluency: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277660

Semantic Scholar peS2o: The Impact of Bilingualism on Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review Based on the PRISMA Method
States approximately half of the world's population is bilingual or multilingual.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: The Impact of Bilingualism on Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review Based on the PRISMA Method. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.574789/pdf

Semantic Scholar peS2o: Differences in Brain Functional Networks of Executive Function Between Cantonese-Mandarin Bilinguals and Mandarin Monolinguals
Mentions that more than half of the world's population is bilingual.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Differences in Brain Functional Networks of Executive Function Between Cantonese-Mandarin Bilinguals and Mandarin Monolinguals. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.748919/pdf

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