Issues in researching English as a lingua franca: A conceptual enquiry

International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-135

  Ferguson, Gibson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Codification; English; Lingua franca; Standard; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349130124     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2009.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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