Across the Disciplines Jan 2013 Open Access

"At first I thought...but then I don't know for sure": The Use of First Person Pronouns in the Academic Writing of novices

Theresa Thonney Columbia Basin College
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Across the Disciplines
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2013-01-01
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10.37514/atd-j.2013.10.1.03
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