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Interdisciplinary Language Discourses in Urban Refugees: a Conceptual Paper on Synthesis and Meta-analysis of Existing Literature from Siam Nida Research Center

This non-research conceptual paper, containing reprints of six existing literature and a developed framework, is aimed at international readership, a field arguably the center of language-communication studies for asylum seekers and urban refugees. This engaging article provides revealing insights into daily language and communication practices among urban refugees in Thailand. It includes basic entries for those unfamiliar with a given topic, contextualizing the work for the twenty-first century during the age of globalization particularly in regard to diasporic asylum seeking and transnational resettlements. This straightforward introduction guides readers lightly but firmly through six chapters, reprinted from literature with permissions, of moderate size covering singled out topics to sustain readers' interests and avoid excessive details.