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Koteyko, Nelya; Nerlich, Brigitte; Crawford, Paul; Wright, Nick – Applied Linguistics, 2008
Methicillin-resistant "Staphylococcus aureus" (MRSA), commonly called a superbug, has recently been a major political issue in the UK, playing a significant role in debates over health policy in the general election held in 2005. While science recognizes the lack of evidence with regards to the effectiveness of existing measures…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Coping, News Reporting, Political Issues
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Nerlich, Brigitte; Hillyard, Sam; Wright, Nick – Children & Society, 2005
In 2001 foot and mouth disease broke out in the UK and millions of farm animals were slaughtered in order to eradicate it. This affected farmers, town dwellers, adults and children. Based on a small sample of 56 e-mails to a children's BBC (CBBC) message board and using an ethnomethodological approach, this article explores the way in which…
Descriptors: Animals, Diseases, Rural Urban Differences, Urban Areas