Language shift and language maintenance in mixed marriages: A case study of a Malaysian-Chinese family

International Journal of the Sociology of Language

Volumn , Issue 161, 2003, Pages 81-90

  Cheng, Karen Kow Yip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 34247447852     PISSN: 01652516     EISSN: 16133668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijsl.2003.030     Document Type: Article

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