On Denying a Reasonable Request in Hindi: A Study in Comparative Sociolinguistics

Singh, Rajendra

doi:10.1075/itl.66.05sin

Article published In: ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Vol. 66 (1985) ► pp.79–89

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On Denying a Reasonable Request in Hindi

A Study in Comparative Sociolinguistics

Rajendra Singh | Département de Linguistique Université de Montréal

Published online: 1 January 1985

https://doi.org/10.1075/itl.66.05sin

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