[PDF.04du] The Language of Oppression (New Edition (2nd & Subsequent))

The Language of Oppression (New Edition (2nd & Subsequent))

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 | #1619910 in Books |  University Press of America |  1983-03-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.40 x.41 x5.40l,.51 | File type: PDF | 164 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| This book is timeless. Bosmajian reveals how oppressive speech ...|By Tom Ardavany|This book is timeless. Bosmajian reveals how oppressive speech linguistically legitimizes war, racism, sexism and derision of a group people designated as "the other." The " magic of words" can not be over-emphasized.| |...fascinating and convincing. (Etc.)

...a profound and human book... (Journal of Pragmatics)

A highly readable effort... (CHOICE)

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Examines decadence in our language, especially that language which leads to dehumanization and degradation of human beings. Powerful illustrations may be found in the fact that, for instance, Hitler's "Final Solution" appeared "reasonable" once the Jews were successfully labelled by the Nazis as sub-humans, "parasites," "vermin," or "bacilli." So, too, the subjugation of the American Indian was "defensible" since they were defined as "barbarians" and "savages." The autho...

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