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'This volume contains twelve of the papers given at the eighth National Conference on Institution-Wide Languages Programmes ( IWLPs) hosted by Anglia Polytechnic University in Cambridge, 6-8 September 1999'. Includes bibliographical referencesAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:m03/32807 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited Kingdo

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