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Lerman, Claire Lindegren. 1983. Dominant discourse: The institutional voice and control of topic. In Davis, Howard and Paul Walton, eds. Language, image, media. Basil Blackwell. pp. 75–103.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
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Annotation
Based on an analysis of the Judiciary Committee transcripts of the Nixon White House conversations, L. defines a closed system of institutional discourse through two of its main elements, the Institutional Voice and Topic Transformation.