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Landwhales, femoids and sub-humans: Dehumanising metaphors in incel discourse

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Landwhales, femoids and sub-humans: Dehumanising metaphors in incel discourse. / Bogetić, Ksenija; Heritage, Frazer; Koller, Veronika et al.
In: Metaphor and the Social World, Vol. 13, No. 2, 26.05.2023.

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Bogetić, K, Heritage, F, Koller, V & McGlashan, M 2023, 'Landwhales, femoids and sub-humans: Dehumanising metaphors in incel discourse', Metaphor and the Social World, vol. 13, no. 2. https://doi.org/10.1075/msw.23005.bog

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Bogetić, K., Heritage, F., Koller, V., & McGlashan, M. (2023). Landwhales, femoids and sub-humans: Dehumanising metaphors in incel discourse. Metaphor and the Social World, 13(2). Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1075/msw.23005.bog

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Bogetić K, Heritage F, Koller V, McGlashan M. Landwhales, femoids and sub-humans: Dehumanising metaphors in incel discourse. Metaphor and the Social World. 2023 May 26;13(2). Epub 2023 May 26. doi: 10.1075/msw.23005.bog

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Bogetić, Ksenija ; Heritage, Frazer ; Koller, Veronika et al. / Landwhales, femoids and sub-humans : Dehumanising metaphors in incel discourse. In: Metaphor and the Social World. 2023 ; Vol. 13, No. 2.

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