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Transgressing Maxims of Politeness: Effects of Combative Language Used during Covid-19 Televised Updates in Kenya

Ndivo, Larry; Kaberia, Teresia (Machakos University Press, 2021-06)

Anchored on critical discourse analysis theory, this paper interrogates language used by Health Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi Kagwe and President Uhuru Kenyatta during the televised Covid-19 updates. It examines how the ...