Malaysian English, normativity and workplace interactions

World Englishes

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-29

  Nair–Venugopal, Shanta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 33744806032     PISSN: 08832919     EISSN: 1467971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-971X.00269     Document Type: Article

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