English in Singapore and Malaysia: Differences and similarities

The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 229-246

  Ling, Low Ee ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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