Language, identity, and adjustment: The role of linguistic self-confidence in the acculturation process

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 246-264

  Noels, Kimberly A ^a   Pon, Gordon ^b   Clément, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030508327     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X960153003     Document Type: Article

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