Rebel Reads Ser.: Doublespeak by William Lutz (2016, Trade Paperback)

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Product Description : Doublespeak is the language of nonresponsibility carefully constructed to appear to communicate when it fact it doesnt In this lively and eyeopening expose originally published in 1989 linguist William Lutz identifies the four most common types of doublespeakeuphemism jargon gobbledygook or bureaucratese and inflated languageshowing 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

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PublisherIG Publishing, Incorporated
ISBN-101632460173
ISBN-139781632460172
eBay Product ID (ePID)221221161

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Number of Pages300 Pages
Publication NameDoublespeak
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
SubjectCommunication Studies, Rhetoric, Propaganda, Linguistics / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorWilliam Lutz
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Political Science
SeriesRebel Reads Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight10.6 oz.
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in

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  • doublespeak, eye opening, revelation of deception

    few odd spelling errors, great book, eye opening.

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