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| #788696 in Books | 2016-01-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.20 x.90 x5.50l,.0 | File type: PDF | 300 pages||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Interesting, but exhausting|By Devace|I was expecting this book to be more a discussion of the dangers of double speak and the effect it's had on our culture. It does a little bit of that, but is mostly a nonstop list of examples of double speak from different industries. Patent cases, food labels, politics, etc. A lot of it is very interesting, but just exhausting to read.
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 in 1989, linguist 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, advertising, medicine, government, and the military. In this seminal book, L...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Doublespeak (Rebel Reads) | William Lutz. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
