The language of critical discourse analysis: The case of nominalization

Discourse and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 783-800

  Billig, Michael ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical analysis; Jargon; Nominalization; Passivization; Writing style

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249113230     PISSN: 09579265     EISSN: 14603624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957926508095894     Document Type: Review

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