The Analysis of Equivocation in Political Interviews1

Doing Social Psychology Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 205-228

  Bull, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British general election; Communicative conflicts; Jim Callaghan; Political communication; Political interviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149101492     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470776278.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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