Sprachen der Wachsamkeit.

This volume examines the linguistic dimension of vigilance in different contexts. The focus is on the social potentials, normative and regulative effects of languages as well as their use for marking dangers and orienting attention. This shows that language can be both an object and an instrument of...

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Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Butz, Magdalena (Editor), Grollmann, Felix (Editor), Mehltretter, Florian (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:German
English
Language Notes:English.
German.
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2023.
Series:Vigilanzkulturen (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; Bd. 5.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume examines the linguistic dimension of vigilance in different contexts. The focus is on the social potentials, normative and regulative effects of languages as well as their use for marking dangers and orienting attention. This shows that language can be both an object and an instrument of vigilance and can itself become a medium of reflection of vigilance.
Physical Description:1 online resource (257 pages).
ISBN:9783111019260
3111019268
9783111026480
3111026485
9783111026992
311102699X