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Linguistic epistemology and the notion of monolingualism. / Rothman, Jason.
In: Sociolinguistic Studies, Vol. 2, No. 3, 11.12.2008, p. 441-457.

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Rothman, J 2008, 'Linguistic epistemology and the notion of monolingualism', Sociolinguistic Studies, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 441-457. https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.v2i3.441

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Rothman, J. (2008). Linguistic epistemology and the notion of monolingualism. Sociolinguistic Studies, 2(3), 441-457. https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.v2i3.441

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Rothman J. Linguistic epistemology and the notion of monolingualism. Sociolinguistic Studies. 2008 Dec 11;2(3):441-457. doi: 10.1558/sols.v2i3.441

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Rothman, Jason. / Linguistic epistemology and the notion of monolingualism. In: Sociolinguistic Studies. 2008 ; Vol. 2, No. 3. pp. 441-457.

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