Book Reviews : Requests in Professional Discourse: A Cross-Cultural Study of British,American and Finnish Business Writing. Hilkka Yli-Jokipii. Helsinki,Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia,1994. 304 pages. Reviewed by Lamar Reinch,Jr. Georgetown University,Washington,DC

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