Translanguaging in the era of digital nomadism: A sociolinguistic perspective on voluntary mobility in Europe

Translanguaging in the era of digital nomadism: A sociolinguistic perspective on voluntary mobility in Europe | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Translanguaging in the era of digital nomadism: A sociolinguistic perspective on voluntary mobility in Europe Tedesco Novella This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5551407/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 8 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Europe is experiencing a rise in mobility characterized by a greater degree of agency compared to previous internal migratory trends. Voluntary displacement is becoming increasingly common in work-related migration, also thanks to the spread of digital work. The Covid-19 lockdowns have reshaped our perception of movement, normalizing remote work and virtual collaboration. After the pandemic, more and more professionals have opted for remote-working and a new category of mobile subjects has appeared, often referred to as digital nomads , i.e. professionals who work remotely while travelling. Specifically focused on the European context, this study undertakes a sociolinguistic perspective to investigate linguistic attitudes and behaviours characterizing digital nomad communities, here presented as newly-rising online and local networks of transcultural encounters. The transdisciplinary theoretical framework here proposed asserts the relevance of translanguaging theories for a deeper understanding of the complex sociolinguistic systems characterizing digital nomad communities. Then, by undertaking a mix of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, the paper provides first insights into transcultural communicative practices, linguistic behaviours and attitudes within digital nomad communities. The results of the study highlight new mechanisms of cultural resilience, agency and self-empowerment characterizing these new types of mobile identities, which encompass an innovative use of language in pluricultural communicative contexts. translanguaging digital nomadism mobility Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Revision requested 25 Apr, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 23 Apr, 2025 Reviews received at journal 14 Apr, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 03 Apr, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 03 Apr, 2025 Reviewers invited by journal 01 Apr, 2025 Submission checks completed at journal 01 Apr, 2025 First submitted to journal 17 Mar, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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