Study of the concept of transitional bilingualism and homogenization of world cultures and promotion of constant bilingualism and hybridization through the model of linguocultural preservation. The period of monolinguism in the ethnic mother language.
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Bucknell University, Pennsylvania, USA THE IMPORTANCE OF BILINGUALISM AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN OUR GLOBALIZED WORLD S.N. Bunker In the forefront of the discussions on globalization and its effects that reach far and wide around globe, one must take into account the importance of the cultural dimension of globalization. Too often the emphasis is placed on the political or economic aspect of this phenomenon. However, contrary to popular belief, these two aspects are strictly intertwined - they cannot function separately. Furthermore, in disentangling the components of the complicated web of globalization, one finds that there are not only two intertwined aspects (although much of the emphasis is put on them), but instead there are five: political, economic, cultural, social, and environmental. Perhaps the most subtle one, or rather the most overlooked one, is the cultural dimension. This is mainly due to the fact that no culture can be pinpointed exactly. Even before globalization was recognized, the