Rhetoric Society Quarterly Jun 1991

When words gain their meanings: Turning politics into law and back again in rhetoric—and what can happen when the word for law is literature

John S. Nelson University of Iowa

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(1991). When words gain their meanings: Turning politics into law and back again in rhetoric—and what can happen when the word for law is literature. Rhetoric Society Quarterly: Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 22-37.

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Rhetoric Society Quarterly
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1991-06-01
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10.1080/02773949109390923
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