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Attitudinal Meaning in Letters of Recommendation Written by Some Lecturers of the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

Romanian Journal of English Studies
Volume 18 (2021): Issue 1 (December 2021)
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|Dec 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2021-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2286-0428 | Journal ISSN: 1584-3734
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Language: English
Page range: 21 - 32
Published on: Dec 26, 2021
Published by: West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year
Keywords:
appraisal system,
attitude,
evaluative language,
genre,
interpersonal meaning,
letters of recommendation
Related subjects:
Linguistics and semiotics,
Theoretical frameworks and disciplines,
Linguistics, other,
Germanic languages,
English

© 2021 Emmanuel Kyei, Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful, published by West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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