NS and NNS scientists' amendments of Dutch scientific English and their impact on hedging

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-39

  Burrough Boenisch, Joy ^a  

^a Science Editing and Translation   (Netherlands)

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EID: 7544249164     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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