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Editorial published In: Asia-Pacific Language Variation
Vol. 12:1 (2026) ► pp.1–12

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Editorial

The multicultural turn in sociolinguistics

Published online: 5 March 2026
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https://doi.org/10.1075/aplv.00024.sat
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Sociolinguistics at the crossroads
  • 3.Growing footprints of Sociolinguistics in Asia-Pacific
    • 3.1Asia-Pacific language variation
    • 3.2The conference NWAV-AP
  • 4.The multicultural turn
  • 5.This issue
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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