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Rajend Mesthrie & Rakesh M. Bhatt, World Englishes: The study of new linguistic varieties. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Pp. xvii, 276. Pb. $33.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2010

Devyani Sharma
Devyani Sharma
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Linguistics, Queen MaryUniversity of LondonLondon E14NS, UKd.sharma@qmul.ac.uk
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Language in Society , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , June 2010 , pp. 413 - 417
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