Language or religion: which is the greater fault line in diverse societies?

Ingrid Piller

Language or religion: which is the greater fault line in diverse societies?

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In a shopping mall in the city of Brighton, UK, a tourist was arrested on terrorism charges last week for taking a selfie video. Surely, taking selfies in a shopping mall is such a part of contemporary culture that the act itself wouldn’t raise an eyebrow? What was different in the case of this tourist and this selfie? Well, the protagonist of the selfie did not speak English.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Language on the move
Publisher	Language on the move
Publication status	Published - 8 Jul 2015

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

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Language or religion: which is the greater fault line in diverse societies?

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