Description
This volume brings together scholars from various disciplines to discuss how language is used by, for and about refugees in the United States in order to deepen our understanding of what 'refugee' and 'resettlement' mean. The book will be of interest to researchers of applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, anthropology and cultural studies.
Author: Emily M. Feuerherm
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: 12/03/2015
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781783094561
ISBN10: 1783094567
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
- Political Science | Human Rights
- Political Science | Public Policy | Social Services & Welfare
About the Author
Emily M. Feuerherm is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at University of Michigan-Flint, USA. Her research interests include second language acquisition, language policy, citizenship and participatory action research.
Vaidehi Ramanathan is Professor of Applied Sociolinguistics at University of California, Davis, USA. Her previous publications include Language Policies and (Dis)Citizenship: Rights, Access, Pedagogies (Multilingual Matters, 2013) and Bodies and Language: Health, Ailments, Disabilities (Multilingual Matters, 2009).