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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466101003321

Autore

Andrews Ernest

Titolo

Legacies of totalitarian language in the discourse culture of the post-totalitarian era / / Ernest Andrews

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-7391-6467-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

401.41

Soggetti

Discourse analysis - Political aspects - Europe, Eastern

Discourse analysis - Political aspects - Russia (Federation)

Discourse analysis - Political aspects - China

Totalitarianism - Social aspects

Post-communism - Social aspects - Europe, Eastern

Post-communism - Social aspects - Russia (Federation)

Post-communism - Social aspects - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Legacies Of Totalitarian Language In The Discourse Culture Of The Post-Totalitarian Era; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Absent Past: The Language of Czech Sociology Before and After 1989; Chapter 2 The Linguistic Legacy of the Communist Propaganda in Post-Communist Thought Patterns: The Case of Poland; Chapter 3 What Does Democracy Mean in Moldova?: Political Discourse Around Contested Words in the Disputed Elections of 2009; Chapter 4 The Language of Romanian Post-Communist Politics Twenty Years After: Linguistic Memories of a Communist Past

Chapter 5 Newspeak in the Language of Politics in the Post-Totalitarian Era: The Case of BulgariaChapter 6 Intertwining Legacies: Language and Socio-Cultural Change in Post-Soviet Latvia; Chapter 7 The Language of the Media in Post-Communist Romania: Changes and Continuities; Chapter 8 Official Ideological Discourse in Pre-Transition and Post-



Communist Russia: What Has Really Changed since the Communist Period?; Chapter 9 Language, State, and Society in Post-Mao China: Continuity and Change; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

The book represents the first scholarly work to provide a detailed and clear view of the extent to which, and of the way in which linguistic-mental habits of the communist totalitarian era manifest themselves in the new discursive environment of the post-totalitarian era in Eastern Europe, Russia, and China. The book achieves its objective through ten discrete discussions, each offering new perspectives and insights on the book's topic.