Proto-Indo-European expansion, rise of English, and the international language order: A humanocentric analysis

International Journal of the Sociology of Language

Volumn , Issue 164, 2003, Pages 1-32

  Gunaratne, Shelton A ^a  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247446160     PISSN: 01652516     EISSN: 16133668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijsl.2003.054     Document Type: Article

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