The language factor in development goals

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 646-657

  Bamgbose, Ayo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

language and culture; language in development; language policy; sociology of language

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926157779     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2014.908888     Document Type: Article

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