The polemics of Singlish

English Today

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-45

  Mei, Lee Wong Song ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 84989379136     PISSN: 02660784     EISSN: 14740567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266078401001055     Document Type: Article

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