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On the origin of linguistic norms : orthography, ideology and the constitutional challenge to the 1996 reform of German.

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On the origin of linguistic norms : orthography, ideology and the constitutional challenge to the 1996 reform of German. / Johnson, Sally.
In: Language in Society, Vol. 31, No. 4, 10.2002, p. 549-576.

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Johnson, S 2002, 'On the origin of linguistic norms : orthography, ideology and the constitutional challenge to the 1996 reform of German.', Language in Society, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 549-576. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047404502314039

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Johnson, S. (2002). On the origin of linguistic norms : orthography, ideology and the constitutional challenge to the 1996 reform of German. Language in Society, 31(4), 549-576. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047404502314039

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Johnson S. On the origin of linguistic norms : orthography, ideology and the constitutional challenge to the 1996 reform of German. Language in Society. 2002 Oct;31(4):549-576. doi: 10.1017/S0047404502314039

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Johnson, Sally. / On the origin of linguistic norms : orthography, ideology and the constitutional challenge to the 1996 reform of German. In: Language in Society. 2002 ; Vol. 31, No. 4. pp. 549-576.

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