Safe territory? The humorous narratives of bilingual women

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 199-225

  Bell, Nancy D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 34547632544     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08351810701354656     Document Type: Article

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