Standardization or restandardization: The case for "standard" spoken Tamil

Language in Society

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 359-385

  Schiffman, Harold F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0040681648     PISSN: 00474045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0047404500020017     Document Type: Article

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