On (Not) Speaking English: Colonial Legacies in Language Requirements for British Citizenship

This article examines the colonial legacies shaping current language requirements for immigrants applying for settlement or citizenship in Britain. The article argues that common sense understandings of ‘national language’ and monolingualism/multilingualism were developed in the context of imperial...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sociology (Oxford) 2018-12, Vol.52 (6), p.1254-1269
1. Verfasser:	Fortier, Anne-Marie
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Applicants Audibility Bilingualism Citizenship Cohesion Colonialism Common sense English language Immigrants Language Monolingualism Multilingualism National languages Provinces Social cohesion Teaching World Englishes
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