Interactional closeness in service calls to a montevidean carer service company

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-39

  Reiter, Rosina Márquez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 32644450460     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327973rlsi3901_2     Document Type: Review

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