Visual persuasion: A comparison of visuals in academic texts and the popular press

English for Specific Purposes

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-46

  Miller, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0038334924     PISSN: 08894906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-4906(97)00029-X     Document Type: Article

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