Phonological patterns in the Englishes of Singapore and Hong Kong

World Englishes

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 480-501

  Wee, Lian Hee ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 55449126451     PISSN: 08832919     EISSN: 1467971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-971X.2008.00580.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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