The English language, multilingualism, and the politics of location

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-290

  Lee, Ena ^a   Norton, Bonny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Center communities; English; Investment; Multilingualism; Periphery communities; Politics of location

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949406628     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13670050802153285     Document Type: Article

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