Finnish writers’ academic englishproblems with reference and theme

Functions of Language

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 261-293

  Ventola, Eija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 84969457639     PISSN: 0929998X     EISSN: 15699765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/fol.1.2.05ven     Document Type: Article

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