Words and the First World War

Language, Memory, Vocabulary

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

AvJulian Walker

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"An illustrated analytical study, Words and the First World War considers the situation at home, at war, and under categories such as race, gender and class to give a many-sided picture of language used during the conflict." The SpectatorFirst World War expert Julian Walker looks at how the conflict shaped English and its relationship with other languages. He considers language in relation to mediation and authenticity, as well as the limitations and potential of different kinds of verbal communication. Walker also examines:- How language changed, and why changed language was used in communications- Language used at the Front and how the 'language of the war' was commercially exploited on the Home Front- The relationship between language, soldiers and class- The idea of the ‘indescribability’ of the war and the linguistic codes used to convey the experience'Languages of the front' became linguistic souvenirs of the war, abandoned by soldiers but taken up by academics, memoir writers and commentators, leaving an indelible mark on the words we use even today.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-12-28
Mått138 x 216 x 24 mm
Vikt630 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor418
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350001930

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Part I: Language, Dialect and the Need to Communicate1. Slang, dialect and status2. The need to communicate3. Understanding 'the other'Part II: Language at the Front4. Our language5. Etymologies6. How lingua franca developed7. Glossaries8. Language as weapon and trophy9. Control, and self-control10. Avoidance11. Wordplay12. The sound of war13. Language in combat14. The destruction of the body15. Failure16. Unacceptable weaponsPart III: 'Us' and 'Them'17. Race18. Naming the enemy19. How others spoke20. Naming 'our' side21. The femalePart IV: The Home Front22. Commerce and war language23. DORA and the control of words24. Outrage25. Women and childrenPart V: Owning the Language26. Class war27. 'Not us'28. Our languagePart VI: Letting Go29. Losing the language of war30. The language of commemoration31. Silence32. Post-war war talk33. War porn34. Then and nowBibliographyIndex