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24 - Language and Othering in Contemporary Europe

from Part IV - Application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2020

By
Anne Ife
Edited by
Guido Rings  and
Sebastian Rasinger
Guido Rings
Affiliation:
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
Sebastian Rasinger
Affiliation:
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
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Summary

Anne Ife’s chapter traces attitudes towards language tolerance in Western Europe during the last half of the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first century. This includes an exploration of the post-Second World War climate of cultural and linguistic acceptance as well as the current climate shaped by increased fear and suspicion, and the growth of populism and resentment of incomers. Using media and documented sources and relevant research findings, this chapter examines in particular evidence of linguistic othering, and gauges its impact on intercultural relations, notably in the UK where language issues featured prominently in political campaigns and media discourse relating to migrant communities in the lead-up to the 2016 European Union referendum.

Keywords

intercultural communicationotheringintercultural relationsmigrationmediaBrexit
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The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication , pp. 396 - 411
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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