Real disorder in the court: An investigation of conflict talk in US television courtroom shows

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-107

  Lorenzo Dus, Nuria ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38149008814     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443708088613     Document Type: Article

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