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'I consider myself to be a service provider': Discursive identity construction of the forensic linguistic expert

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'I consider myself to be a service provider': Discursive identity construction of the forensic linguistic expert. / Clarke, Isobelle; Kredens, Krzysztof.
In: International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, Vol. 25, No. 1, 10.09.2018, p. 79-107.

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Clarke, I & Kredens, K 2018, ''I consider myself to be a service provider': Discursive identity construction of the forensic linguistic expert', International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 79-107. https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.34457

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Clarke, I., & Kredens, K. (2018). 'I consider myself to be a service provider': Discursive identity construction of the forensic linguistic expert. International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, 25(1), 79-107. https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.34457

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Clarke I, Kredens K. 'I consider myself to be a service provider': Discursive identity construction of the forensic linguistic expert. International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law. 2018 Sept 10;25(1):79-107. Epub 2018 Sept 9. doi: 10.1558/ijsll.34457

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Clarke, Isobelle ; Kredens, Krzysztof. / 'I consider myself to be a service provider' : Discursive identity construction of the forensic linguistic expert. In: International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law. 2018 ; Vol. 25, No. 1. pp. 79-107.

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