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Peer reviewedNida, Eugene A. – Language in Society, 1992
The technical complexity of the language of academic journals is discussed in terms of graduate students' needs for information, especially in developing countries. An examination of problems in two articles in "Language" and one in "American Anthropologist" points out the nature of the difficulties and some of the solutions. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Developing Nations, English, Jargon
