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Legitimizing Immigration Control: A discourse-historical analysis. / Wodak, Ruth; van Leeuwen, T.
In: Discourse Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1, 02.1999, p. 83-119.

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Wodak, R & van Leeuwen, T 1999, 'Legitimizing Immigration Control: A discourse-historical analysis.', Discourse Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 83-119. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461445699001001005

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Wodak, R., & van Leeuwen, T. (1999). Legitimizing Immigration Control: A discourse-historical analysis. Discourse Studies, 1(1), 83-119. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461445699001001005

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Wodak R, van Leeuwen T. Legitimizing Immigration Control: A discourse-historical analysis. Discourse Studies. 1999 Feb;1(1):83-119. doi: 10.1177/1461445699001001005

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Wodak, Ruth ; van Leeuwen, T. / Legitimizing Immigration Control: A discourse-historical analysis. In: Discourse Studies. 1999 ; Vol. 1, No. 1. pp. 83-119.

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