Attitudes toward English in Malaysia

World Englishes

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 319-335

  Crismore, Avon ^a   Ngeow, Karen Yeok hwa ^b   Soo, Keng Soon ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84937272211     PISSN: 08832919     EISSN: 1467971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-971X.1996.tb00118.x     Document Type: Article

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