Speaking foreign languages in the United States: Correlates, trends, and possible consequences

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 457-472

  Robinson, John P ^a   Rivers, William P ^a   Brecht, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 33751248788     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2006.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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