Language policy and illiteracy in ethnic minority communities in China

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-148

  Zhou, Minglang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 29744467057     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434630008666398     Document Type: Article

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