Confrontational asymmetries in institutional discourse: A socio-pragmatic view of information exchange and face management

Belgian Journal of Linguistics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 255-275

  Sarangi, Srikant ^a   Slembrouck, Stef ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 84989402678     PISSN: 07745141     EISSN: 15699676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/bjl.11.13sar     Document Type: Article

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