Inconsistency as an interactional problem: A lesson from political rhetoric

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-267

  Neuman, Yair ^a   Tabak, Iris ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Action Implicative DA; Cognitive dissonance; Discourse analysis; Inconsistency; Interactional problem; Political rhetoric; Verbal interaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE; POLITICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

COGNITION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE; POLITICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 3543007217     PISSN: 00906905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023569501293     Document Type: Article

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