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Persuasion in Specialized Discourse: A multidisciplinary perspective
Edited by Chiara Degano, Dora Renna and Francesca Santulli
[Argumentation in Context 22] 2024
► pp. 1–23

Introduction
Genres and persuasion

Linguistic and argumentation perspectives

 | University of Roma Tre
 | University of Ferrara
 | Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Article outline
  • 1.Variation and context: The perspective of language use
  • 2.Variation and context: The argumentation perspective
  • 3.Linguistics and argumentation
  • 4.The volume
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 25 October 2024
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https://doi.org/10.1075/aic.22.00deg
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