Revising the language of New South Wales police procedures: Applied linguistics in action

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 439-469

  Gibbons, John ^a  

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EID: 0035649359     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/22.4.439     Document Type: Article

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