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Talking with the President: The Pragmatics of Presidential Language
Talking with the President The Pragmatics of Presidential Language
Author: John Wilson
This book provides a pragmatic analysis of presidential language. Pragmatics is concerned with "meaning in context," or the relationship between what we say and what we mean. John Wilson explores the various ways in which U.S. Presidents have used language within specific social contexts to achieve specific objectives. This includes obfuscation,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199858798
ISBN-10: 0199858799
Publication Date: 4/1/2015
Pages: 288
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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