Flouting the Truth: A Pragmatic Study of Conspiracy Beliefs at the Time of COVID-19

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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Main Author: Gaetano Falco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LED - Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia Diritto 2023-12-01
Series:Lingue Culture Mediazioni
Subjects:
cognitive linguistics
conspiracy theories
covid-19
grice’s cooperative principle
social media
Online Access:https://www.ledonline.it/index.php/LCM-Journal/article/view/5036

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