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Professor of Linguistics, Bangor University
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M.A. Candidate, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor of Education, Simon Fraser University
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Lecturer in Economics and International Business, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor, Public Policy, Staffordshire Business School, Staffordshire University
