Town meeting as a communication event: Democracy's act sequence

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-89

  Townsend, Rebecca M ^a  

^a Manchester Community College   (United States)

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EID: 61349147827     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08351810802671743     Document Type: Review

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