Accommodation to the local majority norm by hmong Americans in the twin cities, Minnesota

American Speech

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-162

  Ito, Rika ^a  

^a ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 77953592416     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: 15272133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-2010-008     Document Type: Article

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