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. The Linguistic Landscape in China: Commodification, Image Construction, Contestations and Negotiations. Singapore: Springer, 2024. XIII + 183 pp. ISBN 978-981-99-8752-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8753-5
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Published online: 25 November 2025
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