{"id":1522,"date":"2022-03-09T09:58:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T09:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/pragmatics-in-cyclicity\/?page_id=1522"},"modified":"2022-03-09T09:58:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T09:58:27","slug":"aims-and-objectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/pragmatics-in-cyclicity\/home\/about\/aims-and-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Aims and objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; 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