Flouting the Truth: A Pragmatic Study of Conspiracy Beliefs at the Time of COVID-19
Abstract Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019, a multitude of conspiracy theories have started floating around which ascribe the origins of the virus to a range of causes. Against this backdrop, the chapter aims at demonstrating how conspiracy beliefs are linguistically crea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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LED - Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia Diritto
2023-12-01
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Series: | Lingue Culture Mediazioni |
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Online Access: | https://www.ledonline.it/index.php/LCM-Journal/article/view/5036 |