The Dead and the Quick: Cliches and Neologisms in the Written, Spoken and Visual Cultures of Britain, the United States and France - Walter Redfern - Books - Academica Press - 9781933146768 - March 30, 2010
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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 New Ed. edition

Walter Redfern

The Dead and the Quick: Cliches and Neologisms in the Written, Spoken and Visual Cultures of Britain, the United States and France New Ed. edition

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.


324 pages, index, bibliography, b/w illustration & graphs

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Released March 30, 2010
ISBN13 9781933146768
Publishers Academica Press
Pages 324
Dimensions 688 g

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