Metaphors we overthrow with: a critical metaphor analysis of Nigerian military leaders' post-coup proclamations.
How do military leaders who overthrow governments through coups create legitimacy for their new regime? A limited research response has been provided to this question, especially from a discursive perspective. To fill this gap, this study examines the discursive strategies employed by Nigerian milit...
| Publicado en: | Critical Discourse Studies Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 493 - 512 |
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