What we know about expertise in professional communication

Past, Present, and Future Contributions of Cognitive Writing Research to Cognitive Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 275-312

  Schriver, Karen ^a  

^a KSA Communication Design and Research   (United States)

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