An account of distinctive phonetic and lexical features of gambian english

English World-Wide

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-61

  Peter, Lothar ^a   Wolf, Hans Georg ^b   Bobda, Augustin Simo ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

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EID: 33746621012     PISSN: 01728865     EISSN: 15699730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/eww.24.1.04pet     Document Type: Article

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