Are you being served? A genre analysis of American and Dutch company replies to customer inquiries

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-109

  van Mulken, Margot ^a   van der Meer, Wouter ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 7544236243     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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