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Autor/in | Kehl, D. G. |
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Titel | The Two Most Powerful Weapons against Doublespeak. |
Quelle | In: English Journal, 77 (1988) 3, S.57-65 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Humor; Literary Criticism; Persuasive Discourse; Propaganda; Rhetorical Criticism; Satire |
Abstract | Discusses the relationship between doublespeak and humor in the works of George Orwell, W.H. Auden, Doris Lessing, and others. Suggests that one of the most effective responses to doublespeak is humor, a response which acknowledges doublespeak's incongruities and laughs at them. (ARH) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |