How can linguists contribute to the refugee crisis? Issues and responses

In 2007, Steven Vertovec introduced the term super-diversity as a way to describe new patterns of migration in the United Kingdom that surpassed anything the country had experienced in the past. Although this term’s usefulness in identifying a completely new and different state of affairs at the li...

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Autores principales: Gardner-Chloros, Penelope, Gogonas, Nikolaos, McEntee-Atalianis, Lisa
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lenguaje:Anglais
Publicado: Éducation et sociétés plurilingues 2017
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Acceso en línea:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sumario:In 2007, Steven Vertovec introduced the term super-diversity as a way to describe new patterns of migration in the United Kingdom that surpassed anything the country had experienced in the past. Although this term’s usefulness in identifying a completely new and different state of affairs at the linguistic level is still controversial, there is little doubt that the consequences of migration have acquired a new urgency and topicality for the receiving countries. Ever since 2007, a series of ...