RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ABROAD: VIEWING LANGUAGE THROUGH THE LENS OF COMMODIFICATION

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Sebastian Muth

Institute of Multilingualism, University of Fribourg

Email: sebastian.muth@unifr.ch
Dr. Sebastian Muth, Senior researcher, Institute of Multilingualism, University of Fribourg. Research interests: Sociolinguistics, commodification of languages. 24 Rue de Morat, CH 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland

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