Language and power: Raising awareness of the role of language in multicultural teams

Language and Intercultural Communication

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-104

  Méndez García, María Del Carmen ^a   Pérez Cañado, María Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Influence; Language; Multicultural teams; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248711755     PISSN: 14708477     EISSN: 1747759X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14708470508668885     Document Type: Article

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