Naming and framing in Belgian politics: An analysis of the representation of politicians and the political state of affairs during the 2007 government formation period in the Belgian press

Belgian Journal of Linguistics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-138

  Temmerman, Martina ^a  

^a Erasmus University College Brussels   (Belgium)

Author keywords

first person personal pronouns; framing (representation); journalism studies; linguistic discourse analysis; political interviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650609479     PISSN: 07745141     EISSN: 15699676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/bjl.24.06tem     Document Type: Review

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