Cross-cultural perspectives on parliamentary discourse /

The activity of parliaments is largely linguistic activity: they produce talk and they produce texts. Broadly speaking, the objectives that this discourse aims to satisfy are similar all over the world: to legitimate or contest legislation, to represent diverse interests, to scrutinise the activity...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bayley, Paul
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2004.
Series:Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 10.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=148625