Code-switching, preference marking and politeness in bilingual cross-generational talk: Examples from a Chinese community in Britain

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 197-214

  Wei, Li ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937286054     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434632.1995.9994600     Document Type: Article

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