Laura Wright (ed.). The multilingual origins of Standard English (Topics in English Linguistics 107). Berlin & Boston: Mouton de Gruyter. 2020. ISBN 978-3-11-068751-4 (hardcover), 978-3-11-068757-6 (online). 534 pp.
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ISSN: 0039-3274, 1651-2308
Year of publication: 2024
Volume: 96
Issue: 1
Pages: 282-286
Type: Book review
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