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Moeschler Jacques - Language And Truth What Makes Communication Reliable In A Post - Truth World - Paperback

Moeschler Jacques - Language And Truth What Makes Communication Reliable In A Post - Truth World - Paperback

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Description: The nature of truth is a current preoccupation both in political and social debates. The emergence and consequences of fake news and misinformation are at the core of what some call a post - truth world. Divided into two parts Language and Truth develops the theoretical framework of language truth and communication. The book illustrates the way in which fake news is adhered to or rejected using case studies taken from political discourse such as the recent use of the word's genocide and denazification by Vladimir Putin. It explores sources of information such as gossip and the everyday as well as exceptional uses of language such as humour. This is vital reading for scholars researchers and students of pragmatics semantics philosophy of language cognitive psychology sociolinguistics language and communication and language and politics within linguistics psychology and communication studies.
Title: Language And Truth What Makes Communication Reliable In A Post - Truth World
Author(s): Moeschler Jacques
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032399270
Pages: 178 Pages, 4 Tables, Black And White; 8 Line Drawings, Black And White; 2 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 5/29/2024
Category: Cognition & Cognitive Psychology
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