Chinese and American technical communication: A cross-cultural comparison of differences

Technical Communication

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-166

  Barnum, Carol M ^a,b   Huilin, Li ^c,d  

^a SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Asian Focus ^*

^c KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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