An interactional model of English in Malaysia :A contextualised response to commodification

Journal of Asian Pacific Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-75

  Nair Venugopal, Shanta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 33744822203     PISSN: 09576851     EISSN: 15699838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/japc.16.1.04nai     Document Type: Article

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