Discourse processes and products: Land surveyors in Hong Kong

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-73

  Cheng, Winnie ^a   Mok, Esmond ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 38349182169     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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