The language situation in Timor-Leste

Current Issues in Language Planning

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-68

  Taylor Leech, Kerry ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diglossia; Language policy; Language practices; Literacy; Multilingualism; National languages; Official languages; Timor Leste

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049146043     PISSN: 14664208     EISSN: 17477506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14664200802339840     Document Type: Review

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