Singapore English: A semantic and cultural perspective

Multilingua

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-366

  Wierzbicka, Anna ^a  

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EID: 18844373097     PISSN: 01678507     EISSN: 16133684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mult.2003.018     Document Type: Article

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