5 edition of Double-Speak found in the catalog.
Double-Speak
William D. Lutz
Published
December 1990
by HarperCollins Publishers
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Written in English
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Format | Hardcover |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL9209042M |
ISBN 10 | 0000038504 |
ISBN 10 | 9780000038500 |
The Doublespeak Award is an "ironic tribute to public speakers who have perpetuated language that is grossly deceptive, evasive, euphemistic, confusing, or self-centered", i.e. those who have engaged in has been issued by the National Council of Teachers of English since Nominees must be from the US, though in the award was given to Yasser Arafat. Written by English author George Orwell, the novel is considered one of the most terrifying novels ever written; not because it revolves around scary fictional characters, but because it shows what horrifying actions individuals can take when given too much power.. As you’ve probably guessed, the book is set in the year , where the “Party” takes full control over most of the.
The function of the book is to gather it and focus it, to show you that there is a pattern and a progression to this language, and I structured the book to have a lot of fun in the beginning, and the humorous uses of double-speak, but leading to the more important uses of double-speak by government, the Pentagon and the issues of nuclear war. Doublespeak is not language. It is anti-language. The purpose of language is to transfer a truth from one mind to another; the purpose of doublespeak is to transfer a falsehood disguised as a truth.
Doublespeak is the complete opposite of plain and simple truth. It distorts words and phrases in order to bury a truth. For example, if a pharmaceutical company said something like, "There are some minor side effects," when they should clearly be stating, "This drug may cause a heart attack," they're using doublespeak and acting in a deceptive manner. newspeak: [noun] propagandistic language marked by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of customary meanings.
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Doublespeak is the language of non-responsibility, carefully constructed to appear to communicate when it fact it doesn't. In this lively and eye-opening expose, originally published inlinguist William Lutz identifies the four most common types of doublespeak—euphemism, jargon, gobbledygook or "bureaucratese," and inflated language—showing how each is used in business, Cited by: Mr.
Lutz's book should be on the reading list along with George Orwell's "Animal Farm" and " for all High Schools and Colleges. This book shows just how pervasive "Double Speak" is in advertising and politics and what the power to name Double-Speak book, organizations, food and taxes really can be.
A good read but needs to be taken in by: Doublespeak is the language of non-responsibility, carefully constructed to appear to communicate when it fact it doesn't. In this lively and eye-opening expose, originally published inlinguist William Lutz identifies the four most common types of doublespeak—euphemism, jargon, gobbledygook or "bureaucratese" and inflated language—showing how each is used in busines/5.
Mr. Lutz's book should be on the reading list along with George Orwell's "Animal Farm" and " for all High Schools and Colleges. This book shows just how pervasive "Double Speak" is in advertising and politics and what the power to name things, Double-Speak book, food and taxes really can be.
A good Double-Speak book but needs to be taken in doses/5(15). Doublespeak is the language of non-responsibility, carefully constructed to appear to communicate when it fact it doesn't.
In this lively and eye-opening expose, originally published inlinguist William Lutz identifies the four most common types of doublespeak—euphemism, jargon, gobbledygook or "bureaucratese," and inflated language—showing how each is used in business, Brand: Ig Publishing. the term comes from the George Orwell bookby the way.
The novel ‘’ by George Orwell (aka Eric Blair) was published in (see what he did there?). In a totalitarian version of Britain (now known as Airstrip One) fearsomely efficient government propaganda and the Party machine have total control.
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Doublespeak is the language of non-responsibility, carefully constructed to appear to communicate when it fact it doesn't. In this lively and eye-opening expose, originally published inlinguist William Lutz identifies the four most common types of doublespeak—euphemism, jargon, gobbledygook or "bureaucratese," and inflated language—showing how each is used in business, Reviews: Poker-Table Communication "During the weeks of negotiations, the usual intercourse of policy deliberation was interrupted.
It was replaced by poker-table communication: Instead of saying what they wanted, Europe’s leaders engaged in doublespeak, saying things publicly to strengthen their negotiating position in Brussels, even if those things were often at odds with their actual intent.
Doublespeak definition is - language used to deceive usually through concealment or misrepresentation of truth; also: gobbledygook. Doublespeak. is a language that is alive and well in our world today. Doublespeak can refer to terms that are euphemisms (mild expressions designed to hide harsher or more direct ones), deliberately ambiguous (expressions designed to hide the truth) or actual inversions (outright lies which state the opposite of the truth).
Although he never used the term doublespeak in his bookmany. First people to use this link can get 20% off an annual premium subscription to Brilliant. Patreon: Doublethink is the ability to accept two conflicting beliefs, opinions, or facts as valid and correct, simultaneously.
This acceptance might be deliberate or unconscious, and is often a result of political indoctrination. Doublethink may happen because of someone being willfully perverse or as a result of faulty think is a word coined by George Orwell for the novel Lutz provides examples of Double Speak in politics, business, world events, sports, law, and many others areas of interest.
I found many of the revelations intriguing and entertaining and would recommend this book for light reading or for anyone researching deliberate misusage of /5(4).
The Dictionary of American Doublespeak. Author: Paul Wasserman,Don Hausrath; Publisher: Capital Books ISBN: Category: Language Arts & Disciplines Page: View: DOWNLOAD NOW» With more than 1, terms, this A to Z dictionary is a hard-hitting, politically savvy translation of all those evasions, put-on-holds, distortions, circumventions, obfuscations, and.
As this book as a reprint from it is frozen in time with most examples from the s and s. What is missing from Doublespeak, what would have made it worthwhile today, would be a reworking to compare doublespeak (and the changes in culture reflected by changes in doublespeak) from the s to today.
This reworking should also be more. William Lutz, professor of English at Rutgers University, discussed his t book [Double-Speak: The Use of Language to Deceive You].
A unique analysis of American English, examples of double-speak. DONALD TRUMP was predicted in George Orwell's and sales of the book rocket over comparisons with doublespeak, crimestop, alternative facts and reality control.
Newspeak is the fictional language of Oceania, a totalitarian superstate that is the setting of dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (), by George meet the ideological requirements of English Socialism in Oceania, the ruling English Socialist Party created Newspeak:a controlled language of simplified grammar and restricted vocabulary designed to limit the freedom of thought.
The World Of Doublespeak By William Lutz Words | 7 Pages. In William Lutz’s essay “The World of Doublespeak,” from Christopher Ricks’s and Lenonard Micheal’s anthology State of the Language, he examines the art of doublespeak.Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
Start by marking “Double-Speak: ROM Revenue Enhancement to Terminal Living How Government, Business, Advertisers and Others Use the Language to Deceiv” as Want to Read/5.Row over book on Shivaji switches to Sena, NCP as Udayanraje questions their “double-speak” Udayanraje Bhosale, who represented Satara in the LS, was speaking to reporters after a controversy.