Relations of power and solidarity in scientific communities: A cross-cultural comparison of politeness strategies in the writing of native English speaking and Greek engineers

Multilingua

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 111-143

  Koutsantoni, Dimitra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34247663932     PISSN: 01678507     EISSN: 16133684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mult.2004.001     Document Type: Article

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