Discursive illusions in the American National Strategy for Combating Terrorism

Journal of Language and Politics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-227

  Bhatia, Aditi ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discourse of illusion; Membership categorisation analysis; Metaphor; National Strategy for Combating Terrorism; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849128602     PISSN: 15692159     EISSN: 15699862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/jlp.7.2.02bha     Document Type: Article

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