'So let's talk. Let's chat. Let's start a dialog': An analysis of the conversation metaphor employed in Clinton's and Obama's YouTube campaign clips

Multilingua

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-230

  Duman, Steve ^a   Locher, Miriam A ^a  

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EID: 61249666107     PISSN: 01678507     EISSN: 16133684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MULTI.2008.011     Document Type: Article

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