Securing the borders of English and Whiteness

Ingrid Piller

Securing the borders of English and Whiteness

Ingrid Piller

Department of Linguistics

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Abstract

The typical Aussie is widely imagined as a white English speaker.

Despite decades of multiculturalism, the typical Australian is widely imagined as a white monolingual speaker of English. Australians who do not look white regularly report that they are made to feel as if they do not belong and those with non-native accents sometimes avoid speaking in public so as to remain inconspicuous.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Language on the move
Publisher	Language on the move
Publication status	Published - 8 Nov 2021

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© 2022 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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Securing the borders of English and Whiteness

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