Languages At War

Author : Robin Tolmach Lakoff
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000-05-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0520928075

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The Language War by Robin Tolmach Lakoff Pdf

Robin Lakoff gets to the heart of one of the most fascinating and pressing issues in American society today: who holds power and how they use it, keep it, or lose it. In a brilliant and vastly entertaining discussion of news events that have occupied an enormous amount of media space--political correctness, the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas hearings, Hillary Rodham Clinton as First Lady, O. J. Simpson's murder trial, the Ebonics controversy, and the Clinton sex scandal--Lakoff shows that the struggle for power and status at the end of the century is being played out as a war over language. Controlling language is a basis for all power, she says, and therefore it is worth fighting for. As a result, newly emergent groups, especially blacks and women, are contending with middle- to upper-class white men for a share in "language rights." Lakoff's introduction to linguistic theories and the philosophy of language lays the groundwork for an exploration of news stories that meet what she calls the UAT (Undue Attention Test). As the stories became the subject of talk-show debates, late-night comedy routines, Web sites, and magazine articles, they were embroidered with additional meanings, depending on who was telling the story. Race, gender, or both are at the heart of these stories, and each one is about the right to construct meanings from languagein short, to possess power. Because language tells us how we are connected to one another, who has power and who does not, the stories reflect the language war. We use language to analyze what we call "reality," the author argues, but we mistrust how language is used today--witness the "politics of personal destruction" following the Clinton impeachment. Yet Lakoff sees in the struggle over language a positive goal: equality in the creation of our national discourse. Her writing is accessible and witty, and her excerpts from the media are used to great effect.

Author : James Dawes
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0674030265

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The Language of War by James Dawes Pdf

A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases.

Author : H. Footitt,M. Kelly
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137010278

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Languages at War by H. Footitt,M. Kelly Pdf

Emphasising the significance of foreign languages at the centre of war and conflict, this book argues that 'foreignness' and foreign languages are key to our understanding of what happens in war. Through case studies the book traces the role of languages in intelligence, military deployment, soldier/civilian meetings, occupation and peace building.

Author : Robin Tolmach Lakoff
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780520216662

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The Language War by Robin Tolmach Lakoff Pdf

The author of "Talking Power" gets to the heart of one of the most fascinating and pressing issues in American society today: who holds power and how they use it, keep it, or lose it. The linguist shows that the struggle for power and status at the end of the century is being played out as a war over language.

Author : Urszula Clark
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780585473871

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War Words: Language, History and the Disciplining of English by Urszula Clark Pdf

Debates about the nature of literacy and literacy practices have been conducted extensively in the last fifteen years or so. The fact that both previous and current British governments have effectively suppressed any real debate makes the publication of this book both timely and important. Here, Urszula Clark stresses the underlying ideological character of such debates and shows that they have deep historical roots. She also makes the point that issues regarding the relationship between language and identity, especially national identity, become sharply focused at times of crisis in that identity. By undertaking a comparison with other major English-speaking countries, most notably Australia, New Zealand and the USA, Clark shows how these times of crisis reverberate around the globe.

Author : Mario A. Pei
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-18
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0331351110

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Languages for War and Peace (Classic Reprint) by Mario A. Pei Pdf

Excerpt from Languages for War and Peace The man who speaks another language besides his own has another string to his bow. In war, if he knows the language of the enemy; he may be able to avoid capture, or, if taken prisoner, to make his escape far more easily; he can question prisoners and obtain from them valuable information, or glean such information from their notebooks and letters; he may even derive it from a military sign-post in the enemy's language. He can com municate directly with the allies whose language he knows, make things infinitely more comfortable for himself and his unit when billeted in an allied or enemy country, give and re ceive directions, speak the language of friendship, of command, of common everyday needs. Striking examples of the way in which linguistic training can be put to military uses appeared in the early days of the war, when German parachutists came down in Holland equipped not only with Dutch uniforms, but also with a command of the Dutch tongue, and German motor cyclists, disguised as French soldiers, swept across Belgium and northern France spreading disorder and panic in excel lent French. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Friedrich Max Müller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Altaic languages
ISBN : OXFORD:N13433871

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The Languages of the Seat of War in the East by Friedrich Max Müller Pdf

Author : Raja Shehadeh
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782831211

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Language of War, Language of Peace by Raja Shehadeh Pdf

Award-winning author Raja Shehadeh explores the politics of language and the language of politics in the Israeli Palestine conflict, reflecting on the walls that they create - legal and cultural - that confine today's Palestinians just like the physical borders, checkpoints and the so called 'Separation Barrier'. The peace process has been ground to a halt by twists of language and linguistic chicanery that has degraded the word 'peace' itself. No one even knows what the word might mean now for the Middle East. So to give one example of many, Israel argued that the omission of the word 'the' in one of the UN Security Council's resolutions meant that it was not mandated to withdraw from all of the territories occupied in 1967. The Language of War, The Language of Peace is another important book from Raja Shehadeh on the world's greatest political fault line.

Author : J. Muller
Publisher : Springer
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230281677

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Language and Conflict in Northern Ireland and Canada by J. Muller Pdf

In a unique contribution to understanding the interaction of language policy and planning in modern conflict resolution, Janet Muller provides an insider account of the search for improved status for the Irish language in Northern Ireland from the 1980s.

Author : Christophe Declercq,Julian Walker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137550361

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Languages and the First World War: Representation and Memory by Christophe Declercq,Julian Walker Pdf

With several terms from the First World War still present in modern speech, Languages and the First World War presents over 30 essays by international academics investigating the linguistic aspects of the 1914-18 conflict. The first of the two volumes covers language change and documentation during the period of the war, while the second examines the representation and the memory of the war. Communicating in a Transnational War examines languages at the front, including the subject of interpretation, translation and parallels between languages; communication with the home front; propaganda and language manipulation; and recording language during the war. Representation and Memory examines historiographical issues; the nature of representing the war in letters and diaries; the documentation of language change; the language of representing the war in reportage and literature; and the language of remembering the war. Covered in the process are slang, censorship, soldiers' phrasebooks, code-switching, borrowing terms, the problems facing multilingual armies, and gendered language.

Author : Yasir Suleiman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0521546567

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A War of Words by Yasir Suleiman Pdf

Suleiman's book considers national identity in relation to language, the way in which language can be manipulated to signal political, cultural or historical difference. As a language with a long-recorded heritage and one spoken by the majority of those in the Middle East in various dialects, Arabic is a particularly appropriate vehicle for such an investigation. It is also a penetrating device for exploring the conflicts of the Middle East.'This is a well-crafted, well organized, and eloquent book. 'Karin Ryding, Georgetown University

Author : Sandra Silberstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134306435

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War of Words by Sandra Silberstein Pdf

In a media age, wars are waged not only with bombs and planes but also with video and sound bites. War of Words is an incisive report from the linguistic battlefields, probing the tales told about September 11th to show how Americans created consensus in the face of terror. Capturing the campaigns for America's hearts, minds, wallets and votes, Silberstein traces the key cultural conflicts that surfaced after the attacks and beyond: the attacks on critical intellectuals for their perceived 'blame America first' attitude the symbiotic relationship between terrorists and the media (mis)representations of Al Qaeda and the Taliban used to justify military action the commercialisation of September 11th news as 'entertainment' when covering tragic events. Now featuring a new chapter on the Second Anniversary and Beyond, including: the war in Iraq, the backlash against former 'heroes' and accusations of presidential mendacity. A perceptive and disturbing account, War of Words reveals the role of the media in manufacturing events and illuminates the shifting sands of American collective identity in the post September 11th world.

Author : H. Footitt,M. Kelly
Publisher : Springer
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137033086

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Languages and the Military by H. Footitt,M. Kelly Pdf

Through detailed case studies ranging from the 18th century until today,this book explores the role of foreign languages in military alliances, in occupation and in peace building. It brings together academic researchers and practitioners from the museum and interpreting worlds and the military.

Author : Fathali M. Moghaddam,Rom Harré
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313376771

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Words of Conflict, Words of War by Fathali M. Moghaddam,Rom Harré Pdf

This highly insightful and cohesive group of studies reveals the power of political narratives to create conflict and peace. Words of Conflict, Words of War: How the Language We Use in Political Processes Sparks Fighting is a fascinating exploration of the narratives leaders use to position both themselves and others in the course of political processes that lead to peace or conflict. Drawing on the relatively new field of "positioning theory," expert essays provide insights into the ways words position us—for better or worse—and influence our intended results. The focus on narratives, from the interpersonal to the international, leads to a better understanding of political processes and conflict resolution. Part one of the study deals with micropolitics and personal positioning. Part two explores positioning by political parties and factions. Links between micro and macro are illustrated by leadership studies of individuals such as President Barak Obama, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President George W. Bush, Governor Sarah Palin, and the Reverend Ian Paisley. The focus throughout is on how a leader can use language to redirect collective politics in support of conflict or of peace.

Author : Mirjana N. Dedaic,Daniel N. Nelson
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110897715

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At War with Words by Mirjana N. Dedaic,Daniel N. Nelson Pdf

In 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. Sociolinguistics meets political science and communication studies in order to examine interdependence between armed conflict and language. As phenomena attributed only to humans, both armed conflict and language are visible on two axes: language as war discourse, and language as a social policy subject to change by the victorious. In this unique volume, 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 hosts' inflammatory rhetoric to the semantic poverty of the lexicon of mass destruction. The first eight chapters discuss war texts. How does language serve as a vehicle to incite, justify, and resolve an armed conflict? Case studies from the US to China, and from Austria to Ghana detail such a progression to, through, and from war. The book's second part reflects the understanding of language as a symbol of power achieved by a victorious side in war. Five chapters discuss cases from Okinawa, Croatia, Cyprus, Palau, and Northern Ireland. 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. This book will be of interest to linguists, media scholars and political scientists, but is also accessible to any reader interested in language and war. Teachers will find particular chapters useful as course material in discourse analysis, language policy, war and peace studies, conflict resolution, mass communication, and other related disciplines.