The problem-solution pattern in apprentice vs. professional technical writing: An application of appraisal theory

Studies in Corpus Linguistics

Volumn 17, Issue , 2004, Pages 125-135

  Flowerdew, Lynne ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84909023696     PISSN: 13880373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1075/scl.17.09flo     Document Type: Review

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