Mental retardation in american film: A semiotic analysis

Semiotica

Volumn 129, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 1-28

  Devlieger, Patrick J ^a,b   Baz, Tal ^c   Drazen, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 33845765408     PISSN: 00371998     EISSN: 16133692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/semi.2000.129.1-4.1     Document Type: Article

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