Language, power, and intergroup relations

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 119-139

  Reid, Scott A ^a   Ng, Sik Hung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0002030594     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-4537.00108     Document Type: Article

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