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Publication details [#44991]

Blackledge, Adrian. 2006. The racialization of language in British political discourse. Critical Discourse Studies 3 (1) : 61–79.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

context | law | political language | racism

Language as a subject

English, British

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This article explores the racialization of language in British political discourse which linked the violence of the 2001 'race riots' in the streets of northern England with the argument for increased citizenship language proficiency testing.