The Language Trap
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Fallacies And Pitfalls Of Language
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Author : S. Morris Engel
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-07-03
Fallacies And Pitfalls Of Language written by S. Morris Engel and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
As S. Morris Engel alerts us in this eye-opening book, we risk falling into potentially harmful language traps every moment. Not just the occasional malapropism or grammatical faux pas, but a more sinister kind — distortions of meaning that would persuade us to believe something that may not be true. Sometimes these language traps are set for us deliberately by politicians, advertisers, journalists, lawyers or other professional persuaders. Sometimes they are set inadvertently by our friends, our loved ones — even ourselves. This work explains how and why these fallacies work, and how we may suffer the consequences when they do. Day after day we listen to government newspeak (our troops are called "peace-keeping forces"), exaggerated advertising claims from "leading authorities," twisted logic and misleading propaganda. We are treated to more and more euphemisms (slums are called "substandard housing"; dogcatchers, "animal welfare officers"). We encounter innumerable ambiguities ("I wish you all the good fortune you deserve") — and indulge in a few ourselves. The author wittily explores this verbal minefield, and tells us how to spot a language trap and how to avoid falling in. The book is not only a useful manual of verbal self-defense, it's an engrossing study of the nature of language and the subtle ways in which it operates. It will intrigue anyone interested in words, language, and the dynamics of modern culture.
The Language Trap Or How To Defend Yourself Against The Tyranny Of Words
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Author : S. Morris Engel
language : en
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall
Release Date : 1984-01-01
The Language Trap Or How To Defend Yourself Against The Tyranny Of Words written by S. Morris Engel and has been published by Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-01-01 with Anglais (Langue) - Usage categories.
The Language Trap
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Author : John Honey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
The Language Trap written by John Honey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with English language categories.
Beyond Language
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Author : Philip John Smith Eivemark
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Beyond Language written by Philip John Smith Eivemark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with categories.
The Language Trap
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Author : J. Honey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
The Language Trap written by J. Honey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with categories.
Jonathan Michael And The Language Trap
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Author : Cyndi Harper-Deiters
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Jonathan Michael And The Language Trap written by Cyndi Harper-Deiters and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Language and languages categories.
Using foreign language phrases results in misunderstandings.
Trapping Linguists
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Author : D. Graddol
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Trapping Linguists written by D. Graddol and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Linguistics categories.
Sista Rootz S Dictionary Black Trap And The Politics Of Language
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Author : Barbara Korte
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Sista Rootz S Dictionary Black Trap And The Politics Of Language written by Barbara Korte and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with categories.
The Language Of Theatre
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Author : Martin Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1998
The Language Of Theatre written by Martin Harrison and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Drama categories.
Theatre has provided many words and meanings which we use - ignorant of their origins - in everyday writing and speech. This is the first book to explore 2,000 theatre terms in depth, in some cases tracing their history over two and a half millenia, in others exploring expressions less than a decade old. Terms are defined, shown in use and cross-referenced in ways which will fascinate theatre-goers, help theatre students and encourage those engaged in the theatre to examine the familiar from new angles.
The Language Web
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Author : Jean Aitchison
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997
The Language Web written by Jean Aitchison and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Language is like a vast spider's web. In this volume Jean Aitchison explores the different facets of this web. She begins with the cobweb of false worries which surrounds language. She then discusses how language evolved in the human species, how children acquire it, and how educated English speakers remember 50,000 or more words. Finally, she argues that people are right to be concerned about language, though not in the ways traditionally assumed. This is the text of the 1996 BBC Reith lectures, slightly revised for publication, with illustrations and full references, and an afterword which looks at the reception of the lectures.
