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Who Benefits from the Sanitized Language of Violence?

Language is not neutral; it determines, and is determined, by perspective. This volume explores the role of an influential vocabulary of war, sanitised language, the language that seeks to clean up the appearance of events through euphemism, abstract words and opaque phrases. Critical discourse anal...

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Hovedforfatter: Fyjis-Walker, Matthew
Format: Online
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Brill 2024
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Iraq
Libya
civilian casualties
communications
double speak
drones
public understanding
strategic communications
surrogacy
trust
thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning::CJC Language learning: specific skills::CJCW Language learning: writing skills
Online adgang:ONIX_20240729_9789004696426_32
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Summary:Language is not neutral; it determines, and is determined, by perspective. This volume explores the role of an influential vocabulary of war, sanitised language, the language that seeks to clean up the appearance of events through euphemism, abstract words and opaque phrases. Critical discourse analysis of the language of recent military campaigns shows that the public authorities do not explain events as clearly as they might. Despite social, political and strategic incentives to use sanitised language, its use appears to undermine the democratic process and reduce public authorities’ freedoms, possibly emboldening adversaries and turning away potential partners.

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