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Received Pronunciation and Standard English as systems of reference

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

François Chevillet
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Abstract

A reply to Braj Kachru in terms of models for the use of foreign learners of the language

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English Today , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , January 1992 , pp. 27 - 32
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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