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Gunmen, Bandits and Ransom Demanders: A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Study of the Construction of Abduction in the Nigerian Press

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Gunmen, Bandits and Ransom Demanders: A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Study of the Construction of Abduction in the Nigerian Press. / Osisanwo, Ayo.
in: Corpus-based Studies across Humanities, Jahrgang 2, Nr. 1, 12.2024, S. 135-156.

Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung › begutachtet

Harvard

Osisanwo, A 2024, 'Gunmen, Bandits and Ransom Demanders: A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Study of the Construction of Abduction in the Nigerian Press', Corpus-based Studies across Humanities, Jg. 2, Nr. 1, S. 135-156. https://doi.org/10.1515/csh-2024-0003

APA

Osisanwo, A. (2024). Gunmen, Bandits and Ransom Demanders: A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Study of the Construction of Abduction in the Nigerian Press. Corpus-based Studies across Humanities, 2(1), 135-156. https://doi.org/10.1515/csh-2024-0003

Vancouver

Osisanwo A. Gunmen, Bandits and Ransom Demanders: A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Study of the Construction of Abduction in the Nigerian Press. Corpus-based Studies across Humanities. 2024 Dez;2(1):135-156. Epub 2024 Jun 20. doi: 10.1515/csh-2024-0003

Bibtex

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