Language versus Medium in the study of bilingual conversation

International Journal of Bilingualism

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 195-219

  Gafaranga, Joseph ^a   Torras i Calvo, Maria Carme ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

base language; language alternation; medium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996161595     PISSN: 13670069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13670069010050020401     Document Type: Article

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