Unmasking the 'New Normal' and the 'Vernacular of the Veracious' during a Pandemic

This paper argues that the deployment of a figurative language like the phrase “new normal” and many other verbal formulations during a pandemic is a form of power and control by political leaders. This deployment is calculated and calculating as it is meant to condition the minds of the masses...

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Main Author: Agcaoili, Aurelio S.
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
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Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/budhi/vol25/iss1/3
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/budhi/article/1501/viewcontent/Budhi_2025.1_203_20Article_20__20Agcaoili.pdf
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Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

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