Intelligibility studies: A consideration of empirical and ideological issues

World Englishes

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-98

  Rajadurai, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 33847299466     PISSN: 08832919     EISSN: 1467971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-971X.2007.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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