Awkward questions: language issues in the 2011 census in England.
The 2011 Census in England broke new ground, as a question about language had never previously been asked. After stakeholder consultations and a series of trials, the census authority decided on two questions based on earlier censuses in the USA: one about the respondent’s ‘main language’ and anothe...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 181 - 194 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2018
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