From subculture to mainstream: The spread of English in Denmark

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From subculture to mainstream : The spread of English in Denmark. / Lønsmann, Dorte.

In: Journal of Pragmatics, Vol. 41, No. 6, 01.06.2009, p. 1139-1151.

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Lønsmann, D 2009, 'From subculture to mainstream: The spread of English in Denmark', Journal of Pragmatics, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 1139-1151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2008.11.003

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Lønsmann, D. (2009). From subculture to mainstream: The spread of English in Denmark. Journal of Pragmatics, 41(6), 1139-1151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2008.11.003

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Lønsmann D. From subculture to mainstream: The spread of English in Denmark. Journal of Pragmatics. 2009 Jun 1;41(6):1139-1151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2008.11.003

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Lønsmann, Dorte. / From subculture to mainstream : The spread of English in Denmark. In: Journal of Pragmatics. 2009 ; Vol. 41, No. 6. pp. 1139-1151.

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