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Language Attitudes and Gender in China: Perceptions and Reported Use of Putonghua and Cantonese in the Southern Province of Guangdong

Limei Wang College of Foreign Languages, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Hans J. Ladegaard English Department, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Pages 57-77 | Published online: 29 Jul 2010

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