Power distance in English lingua franca email communication

International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-80

  Bjørge, Anne Kari ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; English lingua franca; Intercultural communication; International higher education; Sociopragmatics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847677976     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2007.00133.x     Document Type: Review

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