Negotiating a language policy for Malaysia: Local demand for affirmative action versus challenges from globalization

Reclaiming the Local in Language Policy and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 123-146

  David, Maya Khemlani ^a   Govindasamy, Subra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84917032863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410611840     Document Type: Chapter

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