Presupposition and ‘taking-for-granted’ in mass communicated political argument. An illustration from British, Flemish and Swedish political colloquy

Simon-Vandenbergen, Anne-Marie; White, Peter R.R.; Aijmer, Karin

doi:10.1075/pbns.160.05sim

In:Political Discourse in the Media: Cross-cultural perspectives
Edited by Anita Fetzer and Gerda Eva Lauerbach
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 160] 2007
► pp. 31–74

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Presupposition and ‘taking-for-granted’ in mass communicated political argument. An illustration from British, Flemish and Swedish political colloquy

Anne-Marie Simon-Vandenbergen

Peter R.R. White

Karin Aijmer

Published online: 27 June 2007

https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.160.05sim

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