Length of stay abroad: Effects of time on the speech act of requesting

International Journal of English Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-96

  Beltrán, Elina Vilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

English nonnative speakers; Length of stay abroad; Request modifiers; Requests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903699472     PISSN: 15787044     EISSN: 19896131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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