The twisted language of politics

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 Posted in Political communications | 6 Comments »

The language of politics is fascinating when you look at it as linguistic science and infuriating when you look at it as manipulation and persuasion.  My friend May Kernan, an ... Read more..

Update: What candidates’ language saying about them

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Communicating, Language, Political communications | 1 Comment »

What is the candidates' language saying about them? This excellent CBC story provides some in-depth analysis. Here are highlights: Using his text analysis software program University of Texas professor ... Read more..