Understanding Spanish-language maintenance in Puerto Rico: Political will meets the demographic imperative

International Journal of the Sociology of Language

Volumn , Issue 142, 2000, Pages 5-24

  Vélez, Jorge A ^a  

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EID: 27844568772     PISSN: 01652516     EISSN: 16133668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijsl.2000.142.5     Document Type: Article

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