Power and disagreement: Insights into Japanese learners of English

RELC Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 278-301

  Walkinshaw, Ian ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disagreement; ESL; Face; Politeness; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 61149098290     PISSN: 00336882     EISSN: 1745526X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0033688207085848     Document Type: Article

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