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Doublespeak: The Sins of Educationese
Brown, Rexford
Compact, 9, 4, 22-24, Aug 75
Describes the campaign by the National Council of Teachers of English Committee on Public Doublespeak to expose and denounce self-serving, deceptive, and sloppy uses of English. Also discusses the dangerous political and social implications of chronic language misuse by public officials, especially educators. (JG)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility, English, Information Theory, Linguistics, Propaganda, Semantics
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