Beyond the majority: Exploring the discourse of separate opinions
Journal cover Comparative Legilinguistics, volume 64, no. 4, year 2025
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Nikitina, J., & Peruzzo, K. (2025). Beyond the majority: Exploring the discourse of separate opinions. Comparative Legilinguistics, 64, 395–406. https://doi.org/10.14746/cl.2025.64.1
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