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Two approaches to genre analysis: three genres in modern American English .

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Two approaches to genre analysis: three genres in modern American English . / Xiao, R. Z.; McEnery, A. M.
In: Journal of English Linguistics, Vol. 33, No. 1, 01.03.2005, p. 62-82.

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Xiao, RZ & McEnery, AM 2005, 'Two approaches to genre analysis: three genres in modern American English .', Journal of English Linguistics, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 62-82. <http://eng.sagepub.com/content/vol33/issue1/>

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Xiao, R. Z., & McEnery, A. M. (2005). Two approaches to genre analysis: three genres in modern American English . Journal of English Linguistics, 33(1), 62-82. http://eng.sagepub.com/content/vol33/issue1/

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Xiao RZ, McEnery AM. Two approaches to genre analysis: three genres in modern American English . Journal of English Linguistics. 2005 Mar 1;33(1):62-82.

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Xiao, R. Z. ; McEnery, A. M. / Two approaches to genre analysis: three genres in modern American English . In: Journal of English Linguistics. 2005 ; Vol. 33, No. 1. pp. 62-82.

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