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Vol. 20:1 (2017) ► pp.135–145

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Abstract

Sign language varieties of Indonesia

A linguistic and sociolinguistic investigation

 | University of Central Lancashire
Published online: 6 November 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.20.1.06pal
Article outline
  • Language contact: the sociohistorical context
  • Variation in the domain of completion
  • Variation in the domain of negation
  • Conclusion
  • References
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