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‘Ehh? Order through kiosk? What’s that?’ Public attitudes towards the excessive Anglicisation of commerce in South Korea

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Pages 1922-1937 | Received 20 Sep 2021, Accepted 19 Jan 2022, Published online: 01 Feb 2022

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