A rhetorical approach: Insulting as (un)parliamentary practice in the British and Swedish parliaments

Ilie, Cornelia

doi:10.1075/dapsac.10.02ili

In:Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Parliamentary Discourse
Edited by Paul Bayley
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 10] 2004
► pp. 45–86

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Insulting as (un)parliamentary practice in the British and Swedish parliaments

A rhetorical approach

Cornelia Ilie | Örebro University, Sweden

Published online: 26 February 2004

https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.10.02ili

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