Politeness Strategies in the 1992 Vice Presidential and Presidential Debates

Argumentation and Advocacy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 234-250

  Hinck, Edward A ^a   Hinck, Shelly S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79951843814     PISSN: 10511431     EISSN: 25768476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028533.2002.11821570     Document Type: Article

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