Expressions of war in Australia and the Pacific : language, trauma, memory, and official discourse /...
Expressions of war in Australia and the Pacific : language, trauma, memory, and official discourse /...
Expressions of war in Australia and the Pacific : language, trauma, memory, and official discourse / Amanda Laugesen, Catherine Fisher, editors.
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Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
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H 2021/3094
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English
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Physical content
xvi, 237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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text
still image
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Losing People: A Linguistic Analysis of Minimisation in First World War Soldiers' Accounts of Violence / John Rice-Whetton -- Portraying the Enemy: Humour in French and Australian Trench Journals / Veronique Duche -- Mnemosyne and Athena: Mary Booth, Anzac, and the Language of Remembrance in the Fir...
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Publisher
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
Date Published
[2020]
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Summary
This edited book includes chapters that explore the impact of war and its aftermath in language and official discourse. It covers a broad chronological range from the First World War to very recent experiences of war, with a focus on Australia and the Pacific region. It examines three main themes in relation to language: the impact of war and traum...
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Expressions of war in Australia and the Pacific : language, trauma, memory, and official discourse / Amanda Laugesen, Catherine Fisher, editors.
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Palgrave studies in languages at war.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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H 2021/3094
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74VKaRmA8gN3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaRmA8gN3
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ISBN
9783030238896
303023889X
DDC
306.440994
MMS ID
991024390509002626
