At War With Words (Language, Power, and Social Process, 10)

Dedaic, Mirjana N. (Editor)/ Nelson, Daniel N. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 3110176505 / ISBN 13: 9783110176506

Published by Mouton de Gruyter, 2003

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479 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: At War With Words (Language, Power, and Social Process, 10)
• Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110176505
• ISBN 13: 9783110176506
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.7 kilograms

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Synopsis

As we enter a new era of global conflict involving non-state actors, At War with Words offers a provocative perspective on the role of language in the genesis, conduct and consequence of mass violence. Internationally known contributors provide original data and new insights that illuminate roles of text and talk in creating identities of enemies, justifications for violence, and accompanying propaganda. Incorporating contexts from around the world, this collection's topics range from a radio talk show host's inflammatory rhetoric to the semantic poverty of the lexicon of mass destruction. Edited by a sociolinguist and a political scientist, At War with Words includes chapters by Michael Billig, Paul Chilton, Ruth Wodak and a dozen other prominent linguists and communications scholars.

About the Author

Mirjana N. Dedai? is affiliated with Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA.Daniel N. Nelson is Dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of New Haven, Connecticut, USA.