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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

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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
Published: Wales University Press
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