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Publication details [#28179]

Yli-Jokipii, Hilkka. 1996. An approach to contrasting languages and cultures in the corporate context: Finnish, British, and American business letters and telefax messages. Multilingua 15 (3) : 305–327.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

business letter | crosslinguistic perspective | language and culture | message1, comprehension of | request

Language as a subject

English, American | English, British | Finnish

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter Mouton

ISBN

0167-8507

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/MULT/html

Annotation

This paper examines differences in interpersonal elements as reflected by requests in Finnish, English and American business writing.