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Sujin Kang. Decoding Korean Political Talk: From Data to Debate. Routledge, 2025. 256 pp. ISBN 9781032737263 hardback £ 120

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Published online: 9 July 2026
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https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.26051.aja
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