How pluricentric is the French language? An investigation of attitudes towards Quebec French compared to European French

Journal of French Language Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 345-370

  Kircher, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84866373459     PISSN: 09592695     EISSN: 14740079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959269512000014     Document Type: Article

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