Beyond fear and loathing in SG: The real mother tongues and language policies in multilingual Singapore

AILA Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-71

  Lim, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 74049146778     PISSN: 14610213     EISSN: 15705595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/aila.22.05lim     Document Type: Review

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