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My language, my identity: negotiating language use and attitudes in the New Zealand Fiji Indian diaspora

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2019
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Hundt, M. (2019). My language, my identity: negotiating language use and attitudes in the New Zealand Fiji Indian diaspora. Asian Englishes, 21, 2–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/13488678.2018.1463148

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One result of colonial and post-colonial migration is the development of large diaspora communities. The Indian diaspora is currently one of the largest world-wide. Over 20 million people of Indian descent live outside of India, many of them in an English-speaking country. Maintenance of the heritage language and use of the majority language are important aspects of identity construction among members of such diaspora communities. Matters become more complex for twice-migrants, i.e. in situations where movement to a secondary diaspora

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  • Hundt, Marianne
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21

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21

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Indian diaspora, twice-migrants, identity construction, language use, attitudes

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English

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2019-01-02

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2018-08-27

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1348-8678

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Hundt, M. (2019). My language, my identity: negotiating language use and attitudes in the New Zealand Fiji Indian diaspora. Asian Englishes, 21, 2–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/13488678.2018.1463148

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