Doublespeak (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781632460172)

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, Lutz articulates that the goal of doublespeak is "to distort reality and corrupt thought."

Author: William Lutz
ISBN-10: 1632460173
ISBN-13: 9781632460172
Publisher: Ig Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/12/2016
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d