German is the holy grail: language, migration and ethnolingual belonging in transnational spaces.
This study explores the dynamics of migration in the growing prominence of German in Nigeria, and the ways self-perception of language competence shapes ethnolingual belonging and future trajectories of transmigrant Nigerians residing in Germany. Drawing on promotional texts of German language schoo...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 50; no. 14; pp. 3591 - 3609 |
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Aug2024
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