Development and the national language question: A case study

International Journal of the Sociology of Language

Volumn , Issue 212, 2011, Pages 43-54

  Djité, Paulin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; development; Greater Mekong Sub Region; language

Indexed keywords

EID: 81155134242     PISSN: 01652516     EISSN: 16133668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJSL.2011.045     Document Type: Article

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