An interactional model of english in Malaysia: Confronting commodification

Asian Englishes

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 44-66

  Nair Venugopal, Shanta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84993756847     PISSN: 13488678     EISSN: 23312548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13488678.2002.10801097     Document Type: Article

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