Anthea Fraser Gupta. The step-tongue: Children’s English in Singapore. Anthea Fraser Gupta. Philadelphia, PA.: Multilingual Matters, 1994. xiv, 229 pp. Cloth, US. $89.95 Paperback. $29.95

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Published online: 1 January 1998

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Anthea Fraser Gupta. The step-tongue: Children’s English in Singapore. Anthea Fraser Gupta. Philadelphia, PA.: Multilingual Matters, 1994. xiv, 229 pp. Cloth, US. $89.95 Paperback. $29.95

Anthea Fraser Gupta. The step-tongue: Children’s English in Singapore. Anthea Fraser Gupta. Philadelphia, PA.: Multilingual Matters, 1994. xiv, 229 pp. Cloth, US. $89.95 Paperback. $29.95