Language and identity in East Timor: The discourses of nation building

Language Problems and Language Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-180

  Taylor Leech, Kerry ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

East Timor; Language and identity; Language choice; Language policy; Multilingualism; Nation building

Indexed keywords

EID: 85047682701     PISSN: 02722690     EISSN: 15699889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/lplp.32.2.04tay     Document Type: Article

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