Political English : language and the decay of politics /
"From post-truth politics to 'no-platforming' on university campuses, the English language has been both a potent weapon and a crucial battlefield for our divided politics. In this important and wide-ranging intervention, Thomas Docherty explores the politics of the English language,...
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| 格式: | Licensed eBooks |
| 語言: | 英语 |
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New York, NY :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2019.
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| 在線閱讀: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2157588 |
書本目錄:
- 1. On pluck: English and money
- 2. English nativism and linguistic xenophobia
- 3. Fundamentalist English; or the stiff upper lip
- 4. On truth and lying in a political sense
- 5. Words, deeds, and democracy
- 6. Profanity and free speech
- 7. Remnants of dissent
- Index.