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A computer-assisted study of the use of violence metaphors for cancer and end of life by patients, family carers and health professionals

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A computer-assisted study of the use of violence metaphors for cancer and end of life by patients, family carers and health professionals. / Demmen, Jane Elizabeth; Semino, Elena; Demjen, Zsofia et al.
In: International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, Vol. 20, No. 2, 17.08.2015, p. 205-231.

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Demmen, JE, Semino, E, Demjen, Z, Koller, V, Hardie, A, Rayson, P & Payne, S 2015, 'A computer-assisted study of the use of violence metaphors for cancer and end of life by patients, family carers and health professionals', International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 205-231. https://doi.org/10.1075/ijcl.20.2.03dem

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Demmen, J. E., Semino, E., Demjen, Z., Koller, V., Hardie, A., Rayson, P., & Payne, S. (2015). A computer-assisted study of the use of violence metaphors for cancer and end of life by patients, family carers and health professionals. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 20(2), 205-231. https://doi.org/10.1075/ijcl.20.2.03dem

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Demmen JE, Semino E, Demjen Z, Koller V, Hardie A, Rayson P et al. A computer-assisted study of the use of violence metaphors for cancer and end of life by patients, family carers and health professionals. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics. 2015 Aug 17;20(2):205-231. doi: 10.1075/ijcl.20.2.03dem

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Demmen, Jane Elizabeth ; Semino, Elena ; Demjen, Zsofia et al. / A computer-assisted study of the use of violence metaphors for cancer and end of life by patients, family carers and health professionals. In: International Journal of Corpus Linguistics. 2015 ; Vol. 20, No. 2. pp. 205-231.

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