Requests on e-mail: A cross-cultural comparison

RELC Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-151

  Chang, Yu Ying ^a   Hsu, Yi Ping ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0010812542     PISSN: 00336882     EISSN: 1745526X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003368829802900206     Document Type: Article

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