English in Asia, Asian Englishes, and the issue of proficiency
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English Today / Volume 24 / Issue 02 / June 2008, pp 3 12 DOI: 10.1017/S026607840800014X, Published online: 05 November 2008 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S026607840800014X How to cite this article: Kingsley Bolton (2008). English in Asia, Asian Englishes, and the issue of prociency. English Today, 24, pp 3-12 doi:10.1017/S026607840800014X Request Permissions : Click here
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