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In Canada, the French and English languages generally peacefully coexist. Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Conflicts over language stretch far beyond Russia and Ukraine

Stanley Dubinsky, University of South Carolina; Anyssa Murphy, University of South Carolina; Harvey Starr, University of South Carolina, and Michael Gavin, University of South Carolina

It’s common for people to live near others who speak a different – but similar – language. But generally, they handle their differences without violence.
A Rhode Island National Guardsman and a police officer speak with a man whose car has a New York license plate as part of coronavirus lockdown efforts. AP Photo/David Goldman

Language differences spark fear amid the coronavirus pandemic

Stanley Dubinsky, University of South Carolina; Kaitlyn E. Smith, University of South Carolina, and Michael Gavin, University of South Carolina

Fear of strangers extends beyond racism and discrimination against people who look like they might come from another place – it includes people who sound different, too.

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