She does have an accent but. : Race and language ideology in students' evaluations of mathematics instructors on RateMyProfessors.com

Language in Society

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-62

  Subtirelu, Nicholas Close ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84921944660     PISSN: 00474045     EISSN: 14698013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047404514000736     Document Type: Article

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