Britain and the United States: Two nations divided by the same language (and different language ideologies)

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-89

  Milroy, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84937336806     PISSN: 10551360     EISSN: 15481395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jlin.2000.10.1.56     Document Type: Article

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