Defining Functions of Danish Political Commentary

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Defining Functions of Danish Political Commentary. / Bengtsson, Mette.

Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of OSSA, May 18-21, 2011. Windsor, ON (CD ROM). Bepress, 2011. p. 1-8.

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Harvard

Bengtsson, M 2011, Defining Functions of Danish Political Commentary. in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of OSSA, May 18-21, 2011. Windsor, ON (CD ROM). Bepress, pp. 1-8, Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation Conference, Windsor, United Kingdom, 08/05/2011.

APA

Bengtsson, M. (2011). Defining Functions of Danish Political Commentary. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of OSSA, May 18-21, 2011. Windsor, ON (CD ROM) (pp. 1-8). Bepress.

Vancouver

Bengtsson M. Defining Functions of Danish Political Commentary. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of OSSA, May 18-21, 2011. Windsor, ON (CD ROM). Bepress. 2011. p. 1-8

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Bengtsson, Mette. / Defining Functions of Danish Political Commentary. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of OSSA, May 18-21, 2011. Windsor, ON (CD ROM). Bepress, 2011. pp. 1-8

Bibtex

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