Communicating (about) Covid-19

Lessons from Corpus Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis

Authors

  • Denise Milizia
  • Stefania Maci

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13136/2281-4582/2024.i23.1512

Keywords:

crisis, US, challenge, European Union, Covid-19

Abstract

Introduction to the Special Section Discourses n Challenging Times.

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Published

2024-06-24

Issue

No. 23 (2024): Discourses in Challenging Times

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Articles: Special Section

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