New Immigration Words in the ‘Never-Finished Dictionary of Politics in the 21st Century’

Lingua Franca 2018-08-05

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> on June 12, 2018 in McAllen, Texas.

Children separated from parents at the Mexican border may be taken to a “tender age shelter.” (John Moore, Getty Images)

 

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These are just a few examples of the distinctive and newly prominent vocabulary used by both sides in the current debate over immigration to the U.S. They are entries for the second edition of Barnhart’s Never-...

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http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2018/08/04/new-immigration-words-in-the-never-finished-dictionary-of-politics-in-the-21st-century/

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Authors:

Allan Metcalf

Date tagged:

08/05/2018, 00:56

Date published:

08/04/2018, 20:47