Title: Languages and the military
Description: For the first time, this book explores the role of foreign languages in military alliances, in occupation and in peace building, through detailed case studies from Ireland, Britain, France, Finland, Slovenia, Korea, Bosnia and Cyprus, ranging from the eighteenth century until today. It adopts a multidisciplinary perspective, bringing together academic researchers and practitioners -- from the military, and from the museum and interpreting worlds. The book raises key issues about communication, identity and representation in war, and argues that the complex linguistic dimensions of conflict and peace operations are of major relevance to military planners, civilian agencies, museums and the media.
Subjects: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Linguists, Translating services, Social aspects, Translating and interpreting, Military Communications, Postwar reconstruction, Combined operations (Military science), Case studies, HISTORY / Social History, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, Military History, Armed Forces, Sociolinguistics, War and society, Sociology, military, Acculturation, Culture conflict, Translating, HISTORY, Military, Other, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Military Science, Peace studies & conflict resolution, International relations, Languages