Activity, Context, Interaction, and Authority: Learning to Write Scientific Papers In Situ

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-169

  Blakeslee, Ann M ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031482133     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651997011002001     Document Type: Article

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