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Soler, E.A. (2008). Linguistic Unity and Cultural Diversity in Europe: Implications for Research on English Language and Learning. In: Soler, E.A., Jordà, M.S. (eds) Intercultural Language Use and Language Learning. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5639-0_2

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