Language politics and policy in the United States: Implications for the immigration debate

International Journal of the Sociology of Language

Volumn , Issue 199, 2009, Pages 9-37

  Linton, April ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 70350068702     PISSN: 01652516     EISSN: 16133668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJSL.2009.033     Document Type: Review

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