Who Benefits from the Sanitized Language of Violence? /
Language is not neutral; it determines, and is determined, by perspective. This volume explores the role of an influential vocabulary of war, sanitised language, the language that seeks to clean up the appearance of events through euphemism, abstract words and opaque phrases. Critical discourse anal...
المؤلف الرئيسي:
التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill | Nijhoff,
2024.
سلاسل:
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
International Studies on Military Ethics ;
14
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الوسوم: إضافة وسم
رقم الطلب: KZ3410
| الملخص: | Language is not neutral; it determines, and is determined, by perspective. This volume explores the role of an influential vocabulary of war, sanitised language, the language that seeks to clean up the appearance of events through euphemism, abstract words and opaque phrases. Critical discourse analysis of the language of recent military campaigns shows that the public authorities do not explain events as clearly as they might. Despite social, political and strategic incentives to use sanitised language, its use appears to undermine the democratic process and reduce public authorities' freedoms, possibly emboldening adversaries and turning away potential partners. |
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| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (70 pages) : illustrations. |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ردمك: | 9789004696426 |