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English Today Pub Date : 2023-04-14 DOI: 10.1017/s0266078423000020

Y. Wu, Q. Sun

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A Critical Analysis of Language Attitudes and Ideologies - Elizabeth Peterson, Making Sense of ‘Bad English’: An Introduction to Language Attitudes and Ideologies London and New York: Routledge, 2020. Pp. xix+161. Paperback £34.99, ISBN 978-1-138-23747-6 语言态度和意识形态的批判性分析——伊丽莎白·彼得森，《理解“糟糕的英语”：语言态度和思想导论》，伦敦和纽约：劳特利奇，2020年。第xix+161页。平装本34.99英镑，ISBN 978-1-138-23747-6

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English Today Pub Date : 2023-04-13 DOI: 10.1017/s0266078423000032

Wen Li, Ang Chen

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The curious case of nomenclatures 命名法的奇特案例

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English Today Pub Date : 2023-03-09 DOI: 10.1017/S0266078423000044

Ying‐Ying Tan

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ENG volume 39 issue 1 Cover and Front matter 英文第39卷第1期封面和封面问题

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English Today Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0266078423000068

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Editorial 社论

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English Today Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0266078423000056

A. Moody

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ENG volume 39 issue 1 Cover and Back matter 英文第39卷第1期封面和封底

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