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Doublespeak
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Doublespeak
Contributors:
By (Author) William Lutz
Publisher:
Ig Publishing
Imprint:
Ig Publishing
Publication Date:
9th February 2016
UK Publication Date:
21st April 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Dialect, slang and jargon
Dewey:
427
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
304
Dimensions:
Width 140mm, Height 210mm
Weight:
291g
Description
Doublespeak is the language of non-responsibility, carefully constructed to appear to communicate when it fact it doesn't. In this lively and eye-opening expose, originally published in 1989, linguist William Lutz identifies the four most common types of doublespeak - euphemism, jargon, gobbledygook or 'bureaucratese' and inflated language - showing how each is used in business, advertising, medicine, government and the military. In this seminal book, Lutz articulates that the goal of doublespeak is 'to distort reality and corrupt thought'.
