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The Dead and the Quick

- Cliches and Neologisms in the Written, Spoken and Visual Cultures of Britain, the United States and France

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A study that focuses on the dynamic potentialities of language, whether via the reanimation of moribund ideas or by coinages from scratch. It analyzes such topics as: imitation, rumor, political correctness, jargon, euphemism, plagiarism, stereotyping (racial or otherwise), repetition, and caricature.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781933146768
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 324
  • Udgivet:
  • 30. marts 2010
  • Vægt:
  • 688 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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A study that focuses on the dynamic potentialities of language, whether via the reanimation of moribund ideas or by coinages from scratch. It analyzes such topics as: imitation, rumor, political correctness, jargon, euphemism, plagiarism, stereotyping (racial or otherwise), repetition, and caricature.

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