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International Migration and the Welsh Language: Exploring an Interdisciplinary Framework for Linguistic Integration

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A Welcoming Nation? Intersectional approaches to migration and diversity in Wales, Pages: 31 - 56

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This chapter investigates linguistic integration in Wales and the potential for the Welsh language to contribute to a multilingual and inclusive approach to integration. It opens with the transformation in the twenty-first century from viewing minority languages as belonging to a particular homogeno...

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Published in: A Welcoming Nation? Intersectional approaches to migration and diversity in Wales
ISBN: 9781837722310 9781837722334
Published: Cardiff University of Wales Press 2025
Online Access: https://www.uwp.co.uk/book/a-welcoming-nation-edwards-et-al/
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