A Chinese yuppie in Beijing: Phonological variation and the construction of a new professional identity

Language in Society

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 431-466

  Zhang, Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 21344435739     PISSN: 00474045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047404505050153     Document Type: Article

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