Language shift and vitality perceptions amongst London's second-generation Bangladeshis.
With more than 64,500 members, the Bangladeshi community in London is one of the largest in the UK. Originating from a wave of immigration during the 1970s, a considerable part of the community now consists of a second, UK-born generation. This explorative study seeks to address, first, the extent o...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 46 - 61 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2013
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