Requests and status in business correspondence

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 635-662

  Bargiela Chiappini, Francesca ^a   Harris, Sandra J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030295958     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-2166(96)89191-0     Document Type: Article

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