Language Use and Social Inclusion in International Retirement Migration

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Autor(a) principal: Gustafson, Per
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Laksfoss Cardozo, Ann Elisabeth
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v5i4.1133
Resumo: The migration of older people in search for improved quality of life has become an important form of human mobility, and popular retirement destinations are often highly multilingual settings. This article explores language use and social inclusion in international retirement migration through a case study of Scandinavian retirees in the Alicante province in Spain. It examines the linguistic landscape they meet, their language use and their inclusion in their new home country. Interviews with retired migrants and key local individuals show that many migrants try to learn the host country language, but that these attempts are often not very successful. As a result, they frequently use either their native language or English for everyday communication. This article elaborates on three theoretical and political notions of inclusion—assimilation, multiculturalism and civic integration—and discusses how retired migrants’ language use can be interpreted in the light of these notions.
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title Language Use and Social Inclusion in International Retirement Migration
spellingShingle Language Use and Social Inclusion in International Retirement Migration
Gustafson, Per
international retirement migration; language; multilingualism; social inclusion; Spain
title_short Language Use and Social Inclusion in International Retirement Migration
title_full Language Use and Social Inclusion in International Retirement Migration
title_fullStr Language Use and Social Inclusion in International Retirement Migration
title_full_unstemmed Language Use and Social Inclusion in International Retirement Migration
title_sort Language Use and Social Inclusion in International Retirement Migration
author Gustafson, Per
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Laksfoss Cardozo, Ann Elisabeth
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Laksfoss Cardozo, Ann Elisabeth
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv international retirement migration; language; multilingualism; social inclusion; Spain
topic international retirement migration; language; multilingualism; social inclusion; Spain
description The migration of older people in search for improved quality of life has become an important form of human mobility, and popular retirement destinations are often highly multilingual settings. This article explores language use and social inclusion in international retirement migration through a case study of Scandinavian retirees in the Alicante province in Spain. It examines the linguistic landscape they meet, their language use and their inclusion in their new home country. Interviews with retired migrants and key local individuals show that many migrants try to learn the host country language, but that these attempts are often not very successful. As a result, they frequently use either their native language or English for everyday communication. This article elaborates on three theoretical and political notions of inclusion—assimilation, multiculturalism and civic integration—and discusses how retired migrants’ language use can be interpreted in the light of these notions.
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