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Language varieties and standard language

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Randolph Quirk
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The text of a lecture delivered at the JALT (Japanese Association of Language Teachers) Conference in 1988.

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Research Article
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English Today , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , January 1990 , pp. 3 - 10
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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