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Discourse studies of scientific popularisation: questioning the boundaries.

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Discourse studies of scientific popularisation: questioning the boundaries. / Myers, Greg.
In: Discourse Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2, 05.2003, p. 265-279.

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Myers, G 2003, 'Discourse studies of scientific popularisation: questioning the boundaries.', Discourse Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 265-279. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461445603005002006

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Myers, G. (2003). Discourse studies of scientific popularisation: questioning the boundaries. Discourse Studies, 5(2), 265-279. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461445603005002006

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Myers G. Discourse studies of scientific popularisation: questioning the boundaries. Discourse Studies. 2003 May;5(2):265-279. doi: 10.1177/1461445603005002006

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Myers, Greg. / Discourse studies of scientific popularisation: questioning the boundaries. In: Discourse Studies. 2003 ; Vol. 5, No. 2. pp. 265-279.

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