Bureaucratic Language in Government and Business

by Roger W. Shuy

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Plunging into the verbal quagmire of official language used by bureaucrats in both government and business, distinguished linguist Roger W. Shuy develops new techniques based on linguistic principles to improve their communication with the public. Shuy presents nine case studies that reveal representative problems with bureaucratic language. He characterizes the traits of bureaucratic language candidly, though somewhat sympathetically, and he describes...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0878406972

ISBN13:9780878406975

Release Date:July 1998

Publisher:Georgetown University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Business Business & Investing Elections & Political Process Language Arts Politics & Government

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