After Newspeak
Subtitle: language culture and politics in Russia from Gorbachev to Putin
By: Michael S. Gorham
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Ithaca; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780801479267; 9780801452628
Subjects: Language policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-226) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: ideologies, economies, and technologies of language; title: The Soviet legacy: from political to cultural correctness; title: Glasnost unleashed: language ideologies in the Gorbachev revolution; title: Economies of profanity: free speech and varieties of language degradation; title: In defense of the national tongue: guardians, legislators, and monitors of the norm; title: Taking the offensive: language culture and policy under Putin; title: Cyber curtain or Glasnost 2.0? strategies for web-based communication in the new media age; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix; title: Works cited; title: Index.