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Viewpoint in linguistic discourse: space and evaluation in news reports of political protests

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Viewpoint in linguistic discourse: space and evaluation in news reports of political protests. / Hart, Christopher.
In: Critical Discourse Studies, Vol. 12, No. 3, 05.2015, p. 238-260.

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Hart, C 2015, 'Viewpoint in linguistic discourse: space and evaluation in news reports of political protests', Critical Discourse Studies, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 238-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405904.2015.1013479

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Hart, C. (2015). Viewpoint in linguistic discourse: space and evaluation in news reports of political protests. Critical Discourse Studies, 12(3), 238-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405904.2015.1013479

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Hart C. Viewpoint in linguistic discourse: space and evaluation in news reports of political protests. Critical Discourse Studies. 2015 May;12(3):238-260. Epub 2015 Mar 24. doi: 10.1080/17405904.2015.1013479

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Hart, Christopher. / Viewpoint in linguistic discourse : space and evaluation in news reports of political protests. In: Critical Discourse Studies. 2015 ; Vol. 12, No. 3. pp. 238-260.

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