Peranakan English in Singapore

The Lesser-Known Varieties of English: An Introduction

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 327-347

  Lim, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 77957321914     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511676529.018     Document Type: Chapter

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