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ERIC Number: EJ190348
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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A Case of Confusion: The NCTE Committee on Public Doublespeak.
Tibbetts, A. M.
College English, v40 n4 p407-12 Dec 1978, Dec78
Several contradictions in the Committee on Public Doublespeak's approach to its work could be resolved if the Committee would adopt George Orwell's views on language. (DD)
Descriptors: English, Higher Education, Language Attitudes, Language Role, Language Usage, Social Influences, Teacher Associations
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Doublespeak (Public); Orwell (George)