Hyphenated identities: Italian-Canadian youth and the negotiation of ethnic identities in Toronto

International Journal of Bilingualism

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 279-315

  Giampapa, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Italian Canadian youth; language practices; negotiating identities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996252263     PISSN: 13670069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13670069010050030301     Document Type: Article

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