Who supports the english-only movement?: Evidence for misconceptions about latino group vitality

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 353-370

  Barker, Valerie ^a   Giles, Howard ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0344165270     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434630208666474     Document Type: Article

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