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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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Other Authors: Butz, Magdalena (Editor), Grollmann, Felix (Editor), Mehltretter, Florian (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2023
Series:Vigilanzkulturen / Cultures of Vigilance
Subjects:
Sociolinguistics
Literary studies: general
Communication studies
Semiotics / semiology
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
Social & cultural history
vigilance
monitoring
mindfulness
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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 electronic resource (257 p.)
ISBN:9783111026480
9783111019260
9783111026992
Access:Open Access

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