Language shift in the teochew community in Singapore: A family domain analysis

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 364-384

  Wei, Li ^a   Saravanan, Vanithamani ^b   Lee Hoon, Julia Ng ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 17144375781     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434639708666326     Document Type: Article

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