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This chapter summarizes the findings of the book and offers directions for future research for the study of language rights in the European Union, for example, the need to closely scrutinize the view that the language rights of indigenous minorities necessarily supersede the language rights of immigrants in the EU and elsewhere; the study of language rights and the law affecting immigrants in other Scandinavian countries, especially countries which are EU member states (e.g., Sweden) or associated states (e.g., Norway); and, last but not least, the possible effects of the UK exiting the EU (Brexit) on the revitalization of regional minority languages spoken in the UK (the Celtic languages) and on the status of English as an official or working language of the EU are outlined.
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Faingold, E.D. (2020). Summary, Conclusion, and Directions for Future Research. In: Language Rights and the Law in the European Union. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33012-5_6
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