Doublespeak
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1632460173
ISBN13:9781632460172
Release Date:January 2016
Publisher:Ig Publishing
Length:300 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"
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