Explaining language priming effects: Further evidence for ethnic affirmation among Chinese-English bilinguals

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 398-406

  Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua ^a   Bond, Michael Harris ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cultural accommodation; Cultural identification; Ethnic a firmation; Hong Kong Chinese; Language of assessment; Mainland Chinese; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748950979     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X07306984     Document Type: Article

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