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ERIC Number: EJ573365
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Public Doublespeak, Critical Reading, and Verbal Action.
Coe, Richard M.
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v42 n3 p192-94 Nov 1998
Suggests that public doublespeak is an abuse of language, power, and people and that it is an excellent site for investigating and understanding the power of discourse. Discusses motivation for doublespeak, skillful use of language, and deconstructing doublespeak. (RS)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Discourse Analysis, Language Attitudes, Language Usage
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Doublespeak