Self-sufficient arguments in political rhetoric: Constructing reconciliation and apologizing to the Stolen Generations

Discourse and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-142

  Augousttnos, Martha ^a   Lecouteur, Amanda ^a   Soyland, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Common sense; Critical discourse analysis; Political rhetoric; Racism; Reconciliation; Self sufficient arguments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036101273     PISSN: 09579265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957926502013001005     Document Type: Article

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