Ideology, linguistic capital and the medium of instruction in Hong Kong

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 471-486

  Morrison, Keith ^a   Lui, Icy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH   (Macao)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 16844368951     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434630008666418     Document Type: Article

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