How did the G. W. Bush administration manage to persuade Americans to go to war in Iraq in March 2003? How was this intervention, and the global campaign named as OC war-on-terror, OCO legitimised linguistically? This book shows that the best legitimisation effects in political discourse are accomplished through the use of OC proximizationOCOOCoa cognitive-rhetorical strategy that draws on the speakerOCOs ability to present events as directly and increasingly affecting the addressee, usually in a negative..."
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How did the G. W. Bush administration manage to persuade Americans to go to war in Iraq in March 2003? How was this intervention, and the global campaign named as OC war-on-terror, OCO legitimised linguistically? This book shows that the best legitimisation effects in political discourse are accomplished through the use of OC proximizationOCOOCoa cognitive-rhetorical strategy that draws on the speakerOCOs ability to present events as directly and increasingly affecting the addressee, usually in a negative..."
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Very Good. Size: 0x0x0; Hardcover, 2006, smaller book, approximately 8.5 by 6 inches. Neat underlining and occasional marginalia on about 20 pages. Dust jacket not clipped (no price on flaps) and has light surface wear. 1h.
