The concept of Europe in Le Monde’s editorials: Tensions in the construction of a European identity

Journal of Language and Politics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 277-322

  Le, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Language ideologies; Metaphor; Political discourse; Semiotics; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989392601     PISSN: 15692159     EISSN: 15699862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/jlp.1.2.07le     Document Type: Article

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