Speaking rate and information content in English lingua franca oral presentations

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-18

  Hincks, Rebecca ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 70350749752     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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