Bad Mouth: Fugitive Papers on the Dark Side

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by Robert M. Adams

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Bad Mouth: Fugitive Papers on the Dark Side examines the pervasive and complex ways in which language is used to harm, distort, and alienate. Through a series of essays, the book explores the concept of "counter-language"--words deployed as weapons to insult, deceive, and subvert standards of truth and decency. The collection broadens to examine how these linguistic tendencies mirror and contribute to modern cultural shifts, where the once...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520317874

ISBN13:9780520317871

Release Date:September 2020

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:160 Pages

Weight:0.46 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"

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Language Arts Linguistics Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Words, Language & Grammar

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