Technical Communication across Cultures: Five Philosophical Questions

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 253-269

  Weiss, Edmond H ^a,b,c  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Society for Technical Communication

^c Society for Technical Communication ^*

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EID: 0032369496     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651998012002005     Document Type: Review

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