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Englisch: Recent increases in deaf migration to Austria have highlighted the need for a deeper understanding of the social and linguistic realities of deaf migrant signers. Using video data, this study examines the use of non-ÖGS (Austrian Sign Language) resources and performance on two competence scales and analyses how these practices and competencies relate to participants’ linguistic backgrounds. The findings reveal the impact of the overall amount and nature of signed input throughout life, emphasising the importance of individualised intervention measures. This underscores the need for linguistically and culturally sensitive training for professionals working with deaf migrants, ensuring they can address the varying needs of this population. Challenging traditional notions of proficiency, the study calls for a more nuanced approach to understanding and supporting the language development of deaf migrant signers.

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Englisch: The article examines how monolingual ideologies shape language policies and identities in the Slovenian-Austrian border region through a qualitative analysis of interviews. Rooted in ethno-linguistic nationalism, these ideologies continue to influence language policies, particularly through linguistic purism and a persistent "discourse of threat". Monolingual narratives often overlook historical multilingual realities and cross-border communities. Interview data show that younger generations are shifting toward linguistic pragmatism, embracing local dialects, English, and a European identity. Overall, while nationalistic discourses still linger, generational change and EU integration foster a more inclusive understanding of languages and identities in the region.

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Englisch: Love, Loss, and Life between the Biobío and the Danubio

This anthology embraces a physical stretch of land, sea, mountain, marsh, desert, and woods that lies between the two rivers, the Biobío originating in the Chilean Andes and flowing into the Pacific at Concepción, Chile, and the Danube flowing through central and eastern Europe. This space is not measured in miles but in the spiritual and creative journeys of Jewish women writers from Latin America and the Balkans. Spanning novels, memoirs, and poetry, their diverse voices create a unique literary landscape where two seemingly distant regions find common ground in shared histories of refuge, marginality, and sanctuary.
 

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Englisch: This paper describes some linguistic peculiarities of Romani-origin words in the ethnolinguistic repertoire of the Romungros (ERR), a non-standard Hungarian variety spoken by the descendants of South Central Romani speakers. Based on empirical data, we examine various linguistic features, showing that ERR exhibits reduced morphological complexity alongside increased lexical and phonological complexity. We demonstrate that the innovative features of ERR, such as its flexibility in incorporating Romani roots, the use and the reinterpretation of Romani linguistic features and the violations of the grammatical rules of standard Hungarian are rooted in linguistic creativity and serve to mark group identity.
 

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