Words in motion and the semiotics of the unseen in two Korean churches

Language and Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-158

  Harkness, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Language ideology; Protestant Christianity; Religious experience; Semiotics; Sermons; South Korea

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849085634     PISSN: 02715309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.langcom.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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