Examining present tense conventions in scientific writing in the light of reader reactions to three Dutch-authored discussions

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-24

  Burrough Boenisch, Joy ^a  

^a Science Editing and Translation   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0347426133     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-4906(01)00049-7     Document Type: Article

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