Framing and Text Interpretation Across Languages and Cultures: A Case Study

Language Awareness

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-16

  Bell, Joyce ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84937331783     PISSN: 09658416     EISSN: 17477506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658410008667133     Document Type: Article

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