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Mediation between discourse and society: assessing cognitive approaches in CDA. / Wodak, Ruth.
In: Discourse Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1, 02.2006, p. 179-190.

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Wodak R. Mediation between discourse and society: assessing cognitive approaches in CDA. Discourse Studies. 2006 Feb;8(1):179-190. doi: 10.1177/1461445606059566

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Wodak, Ruth. / Mediation between discourse and society: assessing cognitive approaches in CDA. In: Discourse Studies. 2006 ; Vol. 8, No. 1. pp. 179-190.

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