Communities of practice and pregnant women: Is there a connection?

Language in Society

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 257-271

  Freed, Alice F ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community of practice; Discourse; Gender; Narratives; Pregnancy stories

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033148745     PISSN: 00474045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0047404599002079     Document Type: Article

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