Email: A challenge to Standard English?

English Today

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 23-29

  Lan, Li ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85008573462     PISSN: 02660784     EISSN: 14740567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266078400000511     Document Type: Article

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