Thorne, Steve,  1967- <br/><br/>
The language of war / 
Steve Thorne. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2006. 
 - xii, 104 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
 - The Intertext series .
 - Intertext (London, England) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98) and index. 
<br/><br/>Unit one: fighting talk -- The militarisation of English -- War all the time -- Unit two: verbal armoury -- Military codes -- Military naming conventions -- Unit three: us and them -- Friend or foe? -- Subhuman and superhuman -- Unit four: your country needs you -- Propaganda -- Recruitment -- Unit five: live from the front -- Media coverage -- Official reports -- Unit six: virtual war -- War games -- Anwers and commentaries -- References -- Index of terms. Unit one: fighting talk -- The militarisation of English -- War all the time -- Unit two: verbal armoury -- Military codes -- Military naming conventions -- Unit three: us and them -- Friend or foe? -- Subhuman and superhuman -- Unit four: your country needs you -- Propaganda -- Recruitment -- Unit five: live from the front -- Official reports -- Media coverage -- Unit six: virtual war -- War games -- Anwers and commentaries -- References -- Index of terms. 
<br/><br/> Explores how military discourse has entered mainstream language use and focuses on how language is used to construct opposing sides during armed conflict. This book analyses the interaction between verbal and visual language in military propaganda, and compares and contrasts media coverage of war with the language of official reports. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415358675 (hbk.) 0415358671 (hbk.) 9780415358682 (pbk.) 041535868X (pbk.) 9780203006597 0203006593 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005026117 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA603890  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013354236  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Discourse analysis.<br/>Military art and science--English-speaking countries--Terminology.<br/>Soldiers--Language.--English-speaking countries<br/>Military art and science--Terminology.<br/>Soldiers--Language.<br/>War--Terminology.<br/>Inglés--Análisis del discurso.<br/>Ciencia militar--Terminología.--Países de habla inglesa<br/>Soldados--Lenguaje.--Países de habla inglesa<br/>Ciencia militar--Terminología.<br/>Soldados--Lenguaje.<br/>Guerra--Terminología.<br/>Anglais (Langue)--Analyse du discours.<br/>Art et science militaires--Pays anglophones--Terminologie.<br/>Militaires--Langage.--Pays anglophones<br/>Art et science militaires--Terminologie.<br/>Militaires--Langage.<br/>Guerre--Terminologie.<br/>Englisch.<br/>Fachsprache.<br/>Krieg.<br/>Militär.<br/>Textanalyse.<br/>Militär.<br/>Krieg.<br/>Textanalyse.<br/>Fachsprache.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Englisch.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Lehrbuch.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1422  / .T54 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>401/.47