Ripple effects: The case of gender-inclusive language

Asian Englishes

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 17-33

  Jacobs, George M ^a  

^a SEAMEO Regional Language Centre   (Singapore)

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EID: 85033270379     PISSN: 13488678     EISSN: 23312548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13488678.1999.10801006     Document Type: Article

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