Language of publications as a variable in scientific communication

Baldauf, Richard B.; Jernudd, Björn H.

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Article published In: Australian Review of Applied Linguistics
Vol. 6:1 (1983) ► pp.97–108

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Language of publications as a variable in scientific communication

Richard B. Baldauf | James Cook University

Björn H. Jernudd | East-West Culture Learning Institute Honolulu, Hawaii

Published online: 1 January 1983

https://doi.org/10.1075/aral.6.1.09bal

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