Language attitudes of the first postcolonial generation in Hong Kong secondary schools

Language in Society

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 363-388

  Lai, Mee Ling ^a  

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

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EID: 21244451460     PISSN: 00474045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S004740450505013X     Document Type: Article

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