Linguistic diversity in a time of crisis

Ingrid Piller

Linguistic diversity in a time of crisis

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Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed language barriers in societies around the world. It has become obvious that the fact of linguistic diversity had not been incorporated systematically into emergency preparation and crisis planning. As a result, the effectiveness of the pandemic response has suffered, and linguistic minorities everywhere have been struggling to access timely high-quality information. The consequences of widespread language and communication failures have been felt most heavily by the most marginalized groups.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Language on the move
Publisher	Language on the move
Publication status	Published - 4 Sept 2020

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© 2021 Language on the Move. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

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

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Linguistic diversity in a time of crisis

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