The effect of instruction on learners’ use and negotiation of refusals

Utrecht Studies in Language and Communication

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 41-63

  Alcón Soler, Eva ^a   Guzmani Pitarch, Josep R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

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EID: 84920653465     PISSN: 09277706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/9789401209717_005     Document Type: Chapter

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