The language of comments in computer software: A sublanguage of English

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1731-1756

  Etzkorn, Letha H ^a   Davis, Carl G ^a   Bowen, Lisa L ^a  

^a The Univ of Alabama in Huntsville ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Computer; English; Language of comments; Reusability; Software; Sublanguages; Uses needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347140571     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-2166(00)00068-0     Document Type: Article

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