The politics of creole language education in Jamaica: 1891-1921 and the 1990s

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 108-127

  McCourtie, Lena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

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EID: 33845576605     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434639808666346     Document Type: Article

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