Multifunctional teasing as a resource for identity construction in the talk of British Bangladeshi girls

Journal of Sociolinguistics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-249

  Pichler, Pia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bangladeshi; Gender; Identity; Social class; Teasing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646420388     PISSN: 13606441     EISSN: 14679841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-6441.2006.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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