The many faces of English: Intra-language variation and its implications for international business

Corporate Communications: An International Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 80-88

  Bloch, Brian ^a   Starks, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Communications; International trade; Language

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644898182     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563289910268115     Document Type: Article

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