“A volitional interference”: A Corpus-Assisted Discourse Study on Birth Control in Edwardian England

The Edwardian period (1901-ca.1910) saw numerous social changes that deeply transformed Britain and its society. A series of reforms that what would lay the foundations of the welfare state constituted a widespread source of public debate throughout the British press. Birth control was among the mos...

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Published in:	Lea
Main Author:	Isabella Martini
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Firenze University Press 2025-04-01
Subjects:	corpus-assisted discourse analysis historical news discourse historical pragmatics letters to the editor well-being
Online Access:	https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-lea/article/view/16031

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