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When Egos Collide: The Linguistics of Aggressiveness in English, German, and Hungarian Business Letters – A Contrastive Approach Cover

When Egos Collide: The Linguistics of Aggressiveness in English, German, and Hungarian Business Letters – A Contrastive Approach

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|Dec 2022

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Language: English, German
Page range: 102 - 115
Published on: Dec 23, 2022
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