Immigrant in British and American Usage
Immigrant in British and American Usage
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Columbia University Press
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English
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The word immigrant in American usage refers mainly to a phenomenon of the past; in British usage, it refers specifically to present-day Commonwealth citizens from the West Indies, the Indian subcontinent, or black Africa. Immigrant in Britain has become a euphemistic label for a black person. Immigrantness and blackness have become confused because...
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Immigrant in British and American Usage
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_57885680
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_57885680
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0003-1283
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1527-2133
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10.2307/454852
