Britain and the United States: Two Nations Divided by the Same Language (and Different Language Ideologies)
dc.contributor.author | Milroy, Lesley | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-06-01T21:02:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-06-01T21:02:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2000-06 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Milroy, 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 |
dc.identifier.issn | 1055-1360 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1548-1395 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74137 | |
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dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd | en_US |
dc.rights | 2000 American Anthropological Association. | en_US |
dc.title | Britain and the United States: Two Nations Divided by the Same Language (and Different Language Ideologies) | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Anthropology and Archaeology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Linguistics | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Humanities | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | University of Michigan, 1080 Frieze Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 | en_US |
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dc.identifier.doi | 10.1525/jlin.2000.10.1.56 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Linguistic Anthropology | en_US |
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