Peter Tan & Rani Rubdy (eds.). Language As Commodity: Global Structures, Local Marketplaces. London: Continuum, 2008. xiii + 228 pp. GBP 24.99 / USD 39.95 pb;. ISBN 978-184-706-423-3

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Zhichang Xu | The Hong Kong Institute of Education

Published online: 21 May 2010

https://doi.org/10.1075/eww.31.2.05xu

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Peter Tan & Rani Rubdy (eds.). Language As Commodity: Global Structures, Local Marketplaces. London: Continuum, 2008. xiii + 228 pp. GBP 24.99 / USD 39.95 pb;. ISBN 978-184-706-423-3

Peter Tan & Rani Rubdy (eds.). Language As Commodity: Global Structures, Local Marketplaces. London: Continuum, 2008. xiii + 228 pp. GBP 24.99 / USD 39.95 pb;. ISBN 978-184-706-423-3