English as an international language of scientific publication: A study of attitudes

World Englishes

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-59

  Ferguson, Gibson ^a   Pérez Llantada, Carmen ^b   Plo, Ramón ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

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EID: 79951796901     PISSN: 08832919     EISSN: 1467971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-971X.2010.01656.x     Document Type: Article

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