Linearity in rhetorical organisation: A comparative cross-cultural analysis of newstext from the People’s Republic of China and Australia

International Journal of Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-256

  Ramsay, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84963980263     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2000.tb00150.x     Document Type: Article

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