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Vol. 26:1 (2005) ► pp.104–111

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Paul Skandera. Drawing a Map of Africa: Idiom in Kenyan English [Language in Performance, 26]. Tübingen: Gunter Narr., 2003. XV + 238 pp. EUR 54.00. ISBN 3-8233-5820-0

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Published online: 11 March 2005
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