Business as usual: The use of English in the professional world in Hong Kong

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-167

  Evans, Stephen ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 77951621158     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esp.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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