A descriptive study of the use of the black communication style by African Americans within an organization

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-47

  Corsini, Vonnie ^a   Fogliasso, Christine ^a  

^a PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 6144269282     PISSN: 00472816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HU2D-67FD-NDUU-9LGY     Document Type: Article

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