Children as language brokers

Ingrid Piller

Children as language brokers

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Abstract

Some of the most striking images from the refugees who have been trekking across Europe are of families and children. Beyond the immediate perils of their journeys, migration inevitably changes families. As children are usually much quicker to learn new languages and adapt to new circumstances than adults, children and youths often inevitably become mediators between their parents and the host society.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Language on the move
Publisher	Language on the move
Publication status	Published - 7 Oct 2015

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Keywords

200401 applied linguistics and educational linguistics
200405 language in culture and society (sociolinguistics)

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