"I'd love to put someone in jail for this": An initial investigation of English in the business processing outsourcing (BPO) industry

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 308-326

  Forey, Gail ^a   Lockwood, Jane ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 34447530531     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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