An approach to contrasting languages and cultures in the corporate context: Finnish, British, and American business letters and telefax messages

Multilingua

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 305-327

  Yli Jokipii, Hilkka ^a  

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EID: 0001335810     PISSN: 01678507     EISSN: 16133684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mult.1996.15.3.305     Document Type: Article

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