Parlez-Vous Presidentialese? A Light-Hearted Look at Presidential Lexicon.

Chait, Richard; Green, Madeleine

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ERIC Number: EJ404035

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Publication Date: 1990

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Parlez-Vous Presidentialese? A Light-Hearted Look at Presidential Lexicon.

Chait, Richard; Green, Madeleine

Educational Record, v71 n1 p19-21 Win 1990

"Presidentialese" is a curious dialect of higher education jargon. A humorous description of the language of higher education, as it pertains to college presidents and their ability to circumvent the truth, is presented. (MLW)

Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, College Presidents, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Humor, Personality Traits

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Language: English

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