The representation of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants in British newspapers: A critical discourse analysis

Journal of Language and Politics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-28

  KhosraviNik, Majid ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers and immigrants; Critical discourse analysis; Media; Newspapers; Refugees

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954749637     PISSN: 15692159     EISSN: 15699862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/jlp.9.1.01kho     Document Type: Article

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