Language Policy and the Construction of National Cultural Identity

Language Policy, Culture, and Identity in Asian Contexts

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 1-21

  Tsui, Amy B M ^a   Tollefson, James W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 85144913661     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315092034-1     Document Type: Chapter

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