Martin Johnson

List of John Benjamins publications in which Martin Johnson is involved.

Article

Murphy, Chad, Curt Burgess, Martin Johnson and Shaun Bowler 2012 Heresthetics in ballot proposition arguments: An investigation of California citizen initiative rhetoric Journal of Language and Politics 11:1, pp. 135–156 | Article

Political actors typically use language with the goal of persuading an audience. But what shapes the use of language in political settings? Is it differences between ideologues — liberals and conservatives — that change language use? Or is it support or opposition to the issue? Using techniques… read more