Languaging for life: African youth talk back to HIV/AIDS research

Language Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-63

  Norton, Bonny ^a   Mutonyi, Harriet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UGANDA MARTYRS UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV AIDS research; Language policy; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 73249144784     PISSN: 15684555     EISSN: 15731863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10993-009-9150-y     Document Type: Article

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