Language choice and identity construction in peer interactions: Insights from a multilingual university in Hong Kong

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-31

  Gu, Mingyue ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Identity construction; Language ecology; Multilingualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951820459     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2010.532876     Document Type: Article

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