Cultural linguistic contributions to World Englishes: Introduction to the Special Issue

Wolf, Hans-Georg; Polzenhagen, Frank; Peters, Arne

doi:10.1075/ijolc.4.2.001wol

Editorial published In: Cultural Linguistic Contributions to World Englishes
Edited by Hans-Georg Wolf, Frank Polzenhagen and Arne Peters
[International Journal of Language and Culture 4:2] 2017
► pp. 121–126

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Editorial

Cultural linguistic contributions to World Englishes

Introduction to the Special Issue

Hans-Georg Wolf | Universität Potsdam

Frank Polzenhagen | Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Arne Peters | Universität Potsdam

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Published online: 14 December 2017

https://doi.org/10.1075/ijolc.4.2.001wol

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