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Calculated overcommunication

Strategic uses of prolixity, irrelevance, and repetition in administrative language

Bibliographic Data

ID3587282
AuthorsSten Hansson (0000-0002-1748-1969, Lancaster University, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume84
Pages172-188
Publication date2015-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Pragmatics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0378-2166 • E-ISSN: 1879-1387
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.pragma.2015.05.014
OpenAlexW804448688
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited37

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