{"product_id":"9781350001930","title":"Words and the First World War Language, Memory, Vocabulary","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWords and the First World War\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLanguage, Memory, Vocabulary\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJulian Walker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Lexicography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The experiences could be understood only as being of such extremity that they stood beyond written words; it was not a failure of language, but a view that, for the individual, language, particularly written words, and the enormity of the experience were not matched.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst World War expert Julian Walker looks at how the conflict shaped English and its relationship with other languages. He considers language in relation to mediation and authenticity, as well as the limitations and potential of different kinds of verbal communication. Walker also examines:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- How language changed, and why changed language  was used in communications\u003cbr\u003e- Language used at the Front and how the 'language of the war' was commercially exploited on the Home Front\u003cbr\u003e- The relationship between language, soldiers and class\u003cbr\u003e- The idea of the 'indescribability' of the war and the linguistic codes used to convey the experience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Languages of the front' became linguistic souvenirs of the war, abandoned by soldiers but taken up by academics, memoir writers and commentators, leaving an indelible mark on the words we use even today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJulian Walke\u003c\/b\u003er is a writer, researcher, artist and educator. He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eLanguages and the First World War: Communicating in a Transnational War\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Roar of the Crowd \u003c\/i\u003e(2016) and\u003ci\u003e Trench Talk \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) among many others. His website is\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewww.julianwalker.net\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 December 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350001930\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e418\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332437999756,"sku":"9781350001930","price":85.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_0f4963bd-67f0-4c39-9a67-59525c102d5f.jpg?v=1783603381","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350001930","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}