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Language and resistance in 'The handmaids tale'

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Apr2013 (Volume) 60
Medium (Periodical) E Magazine: the A-level English magazine.
Classif 820 EMA
Subject Linguistics
Page 33-35
Authors Clist, Tom
Contents

From names, strange coinages and biblical borrowings to punning and Scrabble, the author reveals how Margaret Attwood's novel explores linguistic control, and the limits of language as a form of control.

Keywords
Language     Linguistics     Words