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Vol. 46:1 (2025) ► pp.122–126

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Bertus van Rooy. World Englishes: The Local Lives of a Global Language. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2024. Viii + 230 pp. $ 29.95. ISBN 978-1-4744 8630 9 (pb)

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Published online: 6 February 2025
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