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ERIC Number: EJ135926
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Public Doublespeak: 1984 and Beyond
Moran, Terence P.
College English, 37, 2, 223-7, Oct 75
We live in a linguistically-deprived environment, in which the ability to distinguish reality from illusion is vital to survival.
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language, Moral Values, Persuasive Discourse, Politics, Propaganda, Publicize, Semantics, Symbols (Literary), Verbal Communication
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Identifiers: Doublespeak; Pseudocommunication