This article discusses the process of adjustment for repatriates into their country of origin and considers their ethno-lingual identification. This article also presents the results of a sociolinguistic survey among Kazakh repatriates, in particular the questions connected with the influence of language on the process of ethno-lingual identification and the role of language competence in readapting to the country of origin.
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