Multyculturalism and diversity in the context of various linguistic phenomena

Abstract

The article examines the differences between the concepts of «multiculturalism "and" diversity», despite the tendency to use these words interchangeably. Diversity refers to differences that exist between people, such as race, gender, religion, socio-economic back-ground, and ethnicity. On the other hand, multiculturalism is when multiple cultural tradi-tions are not only accepted in society, but also encouraged. The key difference is that while diversity recognizes differences between individuals, multiculturalism seeks to go one step further as it accepts differences.