The functions of formulaic and nonformulaic compliments in interactions about technical writing

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-27

  Mackiewicz, Jo ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliments; Engineering students; Formulaic language; Technical writing; Tutors

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING STUDENTS; FORMULAIC COMPLIMENTS; FORMULAIC LANGUAGE; NONFORMULAIC COMPLIMENTS; TUTORS;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 33644638078     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2006.870461     Document Type: Article

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