The construction of stance in reporting clauses: A cross-disciplinary study of theses

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 492-518

  Charles, Maggie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748299410     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: 1477450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/aml021     Document Type: Article

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