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Correlation, collocation and cohesion: A corpus-based critical analysis of violent jihadist discourse

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Correlation, collocation and cohesion: A corpus-based critical analysis of violent jihadist discourse. / Brookes, Gavin; McEnery, Anthony.
In: Discourse and Society, Vol. 31, No. 4, 01.07.2020, p. 351-373.

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Brookes, G & McEnery, A 2020, 'Correlation, collocation and cohesion: A corpus-based critical analysis of violent jihadist discourse', Discourse and Society, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 351-373. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957926520903528

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Brookes, G., & McEnery, A. (2020). Correlation, collocation and cohesion: A corpus-based critical analysis of violent jihadist discourse. Discourse and Society, 31(4), 351-373. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957926520903528

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Brookes G, McEnery A. Correlation, collocation and cohesion: A corpus-based critical analysis of violent jihadist discourse. Discourse and Society. 2020 Jul 1;31(4):351-373. Epub 2020 Feb 5. doi: 10.1177/0957926520903528

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Brookes, Gavin ; McEnery, Anthony. / Correlation, collocation and cohesion : A corpus-based critical analysis of violent jihadist discourse. In: Discourse and Society. 2020 ; Vol. 31, No. 4. pp. 351-373.

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