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Linguistic Imperialism and Minoan Archaeology (Greece)

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This contribution to the debate about Anglo- and non-Anglo archaeologies briefly describes the issue from the point of view of Minoan Archaeology (Crete, Greece). The authors seek to problematise (English) language use within this discipline and highlight the complexity of archaeological discourses.

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Esta contribución a la discusión sobre arqueologías anglófonas y no anglófonas describe brevemente el asunto desde el punto de vista de la arqueología Minoica (Creta, Grecia). Los autores buscan a problematizar el idioma (en este caso el inglés) utilizado en esta disciplina y destacar la complejidad de los discursos arqueológicos.

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Cette contribution au débat entre archéologues anglophones et archéologues non-anglophones présente brièvement la question du point de vue de l’archéologie minoenne (Crète, Grèce). Les auteurs cherchent à problématiser l’utilisation de la langue (anglaise) dans le cadre de la discipline et à souligner la complexité du discourt archéologique.

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  1. International Baccalaureate Research Team, Department of Education, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK

    Anna Simandiraki & Trevor Grimshaw

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  1. Anna Simandiraki
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Correspondence to Anna Simandiraki.

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Simandiraki, A., Grimshaw, T. Linguistic Imperialism and Minoan Archaeology (Greece). Arch 4, 186–189 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11759-008-9060-1

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