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Britain and the United States: Two Nations Divided by the Same Language (and Different Language Ideologies)

dc.contributor.authorMilroy, Lesleyen_US
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dc.date.issued2000-06en_US
dc.identifier.citationMilroy, Lesley (2000). "Britain and the United States: Two Nations Divided by the Same Language (and Different Language Ideologies)." Journal of Linguistic Anthropology 10(1): 56-89. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74137>en_US
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dc.rights2000 American Anthropological Association.en_US
dc.titleBritain and the United States: Two Nations Divided by the Same Language (and Different Language Ideologies)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelAnthropology and Archaeologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelLinguisticsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHumanitiesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
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dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michigan, 1080 Frieze Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109en_US
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dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Linguistic Anthropologyen_US
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