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After Newspeak : Language Culture and Politics in Russia from Gorbachev to Putin.
Title:
After Newspeak : Language Culture and Politics in Russia from Gorbachev to Putin.
Author:
Gorham, Michael S.
ISBN:
9780801470578
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (255 pages)
Contents:
After Newspeak -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration and Translations -- Introduction: Ideologies, Economies, and Technologies of Language -- 1. The Soviet Legacy: From Political to Cultural Correctness -- 2. Glasnost Unleashed: Language Ideologies in the Gorbachev Revolution -- 3. Economies of Profanity: Free Speech and Varieties of Language Degradation -- 4. In Defense of the National Tongue: Guardians, Legislators, and Monitors of the Norm -- 5. Taking the Offensive: Language Culture and Policy under Putin -- 6. "Cyber Curtain" or Glasnost 2.0? Strategies for Web-based Communication in the New Media Age -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Sayings and Proverbs about Language -- Works Cited -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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