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Book Title: Linguistic Landscapes: A Comparative Study Of Urban Multilin...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.2in
Author: Peter Backhaus
Publication Name: Linguistic Landscapes : a Comparative Study of Urban Multilingualism in Tokyo
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Series: Multilingual Matters Ser.
Publication Year: 2006
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Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 168 Pages
