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Email Pragmatics and Second Language Learners
Edited by Maria Economidou-Kogetsidis, Milica Savić and Nicola Halenko
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 328] 2021
► pp. 1–12

Second language email pragmatics

Introduction

ORCID logo | University of Central Lancashire
ORCID logo | University of Stavanger
ORCID logo | University of Nicosia
Article outline
  • Volume Part I: Email literacy and pragmatic development
  • Volume Part II: Relational practices in email communication
  • Concluding remarks
  • References
Published online: 27 October 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.328.int
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