'I/we focus on...': A cross-cultural analysis of self-mentions in business management research articles

Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-162

  Mur Dueñas, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business management; English for academic purposes; Intercultural rhetoric; Metadiscourse; Research article; Self mentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249987166     PISSN: 14751585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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