Intelligibility in english: Of what relevance today to intercultural communication?

Language and Intercultural Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-47

  Nair Venugopal, Shanta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 34248716601     PISSN: 14708477     EISSN: 1747759X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14708470308668088     Document Type: Article

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