Languages and the First World War: Communicating in a Transnational War (Palgrave Studies in Languages at War)
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Description for Languages and the First World War: Communicating in a Transnational War (Palgrave Studies in Languages at War)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Declercq, Christophe; Walker, Julian. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 291 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJF; CFB; CFP; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
This book examines language change and documentation during the First World War. With contributions from international academics, the chapters cover all aspects of communicating in a transnational war including languages at the front; interpretation, translation and parallels between languages; communication with the home front; propaganda and language manipulation; and recording language during the war. This book will appeal to a wide readership, including linguists and historians and is complemented by the sister volume Languages and the First World War: Representation and Memory which examines issues around the representation and memory of the war such as portrayals in letters and diaries, ... Read more
This book examines language change and documentation during the First World War. With contributions from international academics, the chapters cover all aspects of communicating in a transnational war including languages at the front; interpretation, translation and parallels between languages; communication with the home front; propaganda and language manipulation; and recording language during the war. This book will appeal to a wide readership, including linguists and historians and is complemented by the sister volume Languages and the First World War: Representation and Memory which examines issues around the representation and memory of the war such as portrayals in letters and diaries, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Languages at War
Number of Pages
279
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137550293
SKU
V9781137550293
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Ref
99-15
About N/A
Julian Walker is an educator at the British Library, an artist and writer. His books on language include Discovering Words, Team Talk: Sporting Words and their Origins and Trench Talk: Words of the First World War. Christophe Declercq is a lecturer in translation (University College London, UK and University of Antwerp, Belgium) who has been working on Belgian refugees ... Read more
Reviews for Languages and the First World War: Communicating in a Transnational War (Palgrave Studies in Languages at War)
“Scholars and doctoral students in areas such as First World War Studies, transcultural studies, sociolinguistics, and the cultural history of war will find much of interest here.” (Heather Merle Benbow, First World War Studies, Vol. 9 (2), March, 2019)