The language of terror: exploring speech acts in official English-language ISIS videos, 2014-2017/ Yuanbo Qi
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Small Wars & Insurgencies: Vol. 31, No.6, September 2020, pp.1196-1241 (97)Summary: This study has empirically explored the use of language in 79 official ISIS English-language videos from 2014 to 2017 and created an explanatory analysis to reveal what ISIS's use of language generally included at the illocutionary level and how it changed over time. This study analyses and quantifies the prevalence of and changes in ISIS speech acts over three years, as represented by videos.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Journal Article | Mindef Library & Info Centre Journals | TERRORISM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 65438-1001 |
This study has empirically explored the use of language in 79 official ISIS English-language videos from 2014 to 2017 and created an explanatory analysis to reveal what ISIS's use of language generally included at the illocutionary level and how it changed over time. This study analyses and quantifies the prevalence of and changes in ISIS speech acts over three years, as represented by videos.
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