Choosing how to write sign language: A sociolinguistic perspective

International Journal of the Sociology of Language

Volumn , Issue 192, 2008, Pages 75-89

  Hopkins, Jason ^a  

^a SIL International ^*

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EID: 61249546982     PISSN: 01652516     EISSN: 16133668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJSL.2008.036     Document Type: Article

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