Discourse and communication during COVID-19: a comparison of prime ministers’ statements announcing the first lockdown in Italy and the UK

The outbreak of COVID-19 has produced serious consequences in social and economic terms. The speed at which this pandemic spread in the initial weeks led governments to take drastic measures in order to contain its devastating effects. To this end, lockdowns were imposed in many countries which las...

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Published in:	Altre Modernità
Main Author:	Pietro Manzella
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Milano University Press 2022-11-01
Subjects:	Occupational Health and Safety; Discourse Analysis; COVID-19; Comparative Analysis
Online Access:	https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/AMonline/article/view/19112

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