Exploring corporate rhetoric: Metadiscourse in the CEO's letter

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 224-244

  Hyland, Ken ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 54649083125     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002194369803500203     Document Type: Article

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