De-constructing race and identity in US Presidential discourse: Barack Obama's speech on race

Atlantis

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-94

  Boyd, Michael S ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

CDA; Obama; Political discourse; Pronominal use; Race; Recontextualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952880622     PISSN: 02106124     EISSN: 19896840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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