English in product advertisements in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain

World Englishes

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-315

  Gerritsen, Marinel ^a   Nickerson, Catherine ^b   Van Hooft, Andreu ^a   Van Meurs, Frank ^a   Nederstigt, Ulrike ^a   Starren, Marianne ^a   Crijns, Rogier ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Alliance University   (India)

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EID: 34548017665     PISSN: 08832919     EISSN: 1467971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-971X.2007.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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