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Title: The language of war / Steve Thorne.
Intertext
Intertext (London, England).
Author: Thorne, Steve, 1967-
General Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Unit one: fighting talk -- The militarisation of English -- War all the time -- Unit two: verbal armoury -- Military codes -- Military naming conventions -- Unit three: us and them -- Friend or foe? -- Subhuman and superhuman -- Unit four: your country needs you -- Propaganda -- Recruitment -- Unit five: live from the front -- Official reports -- Media coverage -- Unit six: virtual war -- War games -- Anwers and commentaries -- References -- Index of terms.

Publisher: Routledge,
Publication Place: London ; New York :
ISBN: 041535868X (pbk.)
Subject: English language -- Discourse analysis.
Military art and science -- English-speaking countries -- Terminology.
Soldiers -- English-speaking countries -- Language.
Military art and science -- Terminology.
Soldiers -- Language.
War -- Terminology.
Series: Intertext
Intertext (London, England).
Contents: Unit one: fighting talk -- The militarisation of English -- War all the time -- Unit two: verbal armoury -- Military codes -- Military naming conventions -- Unit three: us and them -- Friend or foe? -- Subhuman and superhuman -- Unit four: your country needs you -- Propaganda -- Recruitment -- Unit five: live from the front -- Official reports -- Media coverage -- Unit six: virtual war -- War games -- Anwers and commentaries -- References -- Index of terms.

Physical Description: xii, 104 p. : ill.

Electronic Location: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005026117.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2005026117-d.html

Publication Date: 2006.

	Agency:	Collection:	Call No.:	Item Type:	Status:	Copy:	Barcode:	Media Type:
	Faculty of Arts	General	401.41 T511	Normal Circulation	Available	1	JUF0664215	Book