Cross-cultural differences in polite epistemic modal use in American English

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-73

  Youmans, Madeleine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 33748699528     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434630108666425     Document Type: Article

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