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Refusal strategies of Turkish pre-service teachers of English: A focus on gender and status of interlocutor

Hülya Tuncer
Burcu Turhan
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1–19
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2019-03-25
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Tuncer, H., Turhan, B. (2019). Refusal strategies of Turkish pre-service teachers of English: A focus on gender and status of interlocutor. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 1, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.17263/jlls.547578

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