TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thorne,Steve
TI  - The language of war
T2  - The Intertext series
SN  - 9780415358675 (hbk.)
AV  - PE1422 .T54 2006
U1  - 401/.47 23
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - English language
KW  - Discourse analysis
KW  - Military art and science
KW  - English-speaking countries
KW  - Terminology
KW  - Soldiers
KW  - Language
KW  - War
KW  - Inglés
KW  - Análisis del discurso
KW  - Ciencia militar
KW  - Países de habla inglesa
KW  - Terminología
KW  - Soldados
KW  - Lenguaje
KW  - Guerra
KW  - Anglais (Langue)
KW  - Analyse du discours
KW  - Art et science militaires
KW  - Pays anglophones
KW  - Terminologie
KW  - Militaires
KW  - Langage
KW  - Guerre
KW  - Englisch
KW  - gnd
KW  - Fachsprache
KW  - Krieg
KW  - Militär
KW  - Textanalyse
KW  - swd
KW  - Lehrbuch
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98) and index; 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005026117.html
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2005026117-d.html
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