基本説明
Explores how military discourse has entered mainstream language use; analyzes the interaction between verbal and visual language in military propaganda.
Full Description
The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second edition, 2001) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of 'satellite' titles. These provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics, and can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts.
The Language of War:
* explores how military discourse has entered mainstream language use
* focuses on how language is used to construct opposing sides during armed conflict
* analyzes the interaction between verbal and visual language in military propaganda
* compares and contrasts media coverage of war with the language of official reports
* draws on an eclectic range of military and non-military texts from a wide variety of sources.
Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Fighting Talk The Militarisation of English War all the Time Part 2: Verbal Armoury Military Codes Military Naming Conventions Part 3: Us and them Friend or foe? Subhuman and Superhuman Part 4: Your Country Needs You Propaganda Recruitment Part 5: Live From the Front Official Reports Media Coverage Part 6: Virtual War War Games Answers and Commentaries References Index of Terms
