The Strategic Use of Counterfactual Communication in Politics

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 480-489

  Catellani, Patrizia ^a   Covelli, Venusia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

counterfactual communication; facework; political discourse; self presentation; televised broadcasts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887338464     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X13495548     Document Type: Article

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