Learning Insular Nordic Languages: Comparative Perspectives on Migrants’ Experiences Learning Faroese and Icelandic
By: Lara Hoffmann and Anna-Elisabeth Holm
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/njmr.474 | Journal eISSN: 1799-649X
Language: English
Page range: 259 - 275
Submitted on: May 17, 2021
Accepted on: Feb 20, 2022
Published on: Sep 27, 2022
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