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Peer reviewedHolmes, Janet – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2000
Drawing on a database of over 300 interactions collected in a range of New Zealand professional workplaces, this article identifies some potentially problematic areas for those who are expected to communicate in English at work when English is not their first language. Discussion focuses on small talk and social talk in the workplace. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Databases, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
