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Friend or foe. The defamation or legitimate and necessary criticism? Reflections on recent political discourse in Austria.

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Friend or foe. The defamation or legitimate and necessary criticism? Reflections on recent political discourse in Austria. / Wodak, Ruth.
In: Language and Communication, Vol. 22, No. 4, 10.2002, p. 495-517.

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Wodak, R 2002, 'Friend or foe. The defamation or legitimate and necessary criticism? Reflections on recent political discourse in Austria.', Language and Communication, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 495-517. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0271-5309(02)00022-8

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Wodak, R. (2002). Friend or foe. The defamation or legitimate and necessary criticism? Reflections on recent political discourse in Austria. Language and Communication, 22(4), 495-517. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0271-5309(02)00022-8

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Wodak R. Friend or foe. The defamation or legitimate and necessary criticism? Reflections on recent political discourse in Austria. Language and Communication. 2002 Oct;22(4):495-517. doi: 10.1016/S0271-5309(02)00022-8

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Wodak, Ruth. / Friend or foe. The defamation or legitimate and necessary criticism? Reflections on recent political discourse in Austria. In: Language and Communication. 2002 ; Vol. 22, No. 4. pp. 495-517.

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