A long battle ahead: Malaysian and Singaporean Prime Ministers employ war metaphors for COVID-19

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A long battle ahead: Malaysian and Singaporean Prime Ministers employ war metaphors for COVID-19

The short article reports a preliminary exploration about how the Prime Ministers of Malaysia and Singapore frame COVID-19 through metaphors. The framing can shape our understanding of the virus. The Prime Ministers gave public broadcasts on or to the media in March, April and May 2020. The analy...

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Main Author:	Kumaran Rajandran
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15732/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15732/1/40070-135066-1-PB.pdf

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