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English lexicography in Fiji

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Jan Tent
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An account of how the lexis of Fiji English is being recorded1

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Research Article
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English Today , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , July 2000 , pp. 22 - 28
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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