Certainty across cultures: A comparison of the degree of certainty expressed by Greek and English speaking scientific authors

Intercultural Pragmatics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-149

  Koutsantoni, Dimitra ^a  

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EID: 34248703343     PISSN: 1612295X     EISSN: 1613365X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/iprg.2005.2.2.121     Document Type: Article

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