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Publication details [#60267]

Lalonde, R.N. and Jorida Cila. 2015. Language brokering, acculturation, and empowerment: evidence from South Asian Canadian young adults. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 36 (5) : 498–512.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

acculturation | language use | multilingualism | power | translation

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This paper argues that multiple indicators of the language brokering (LB) practices amidst South Asian Canadian college-age adults, are linked to acculturation to mainstream and heritage cultures, and to personal empowerment.