Words and the First World War - by Julian Walker (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"The experiences could be understood only as being of such extremity that they stood beyond written words; it was not a failure of language, but a view that, for the individual, language, particularly written words, and the enormity of the experience were not matched."<br/></b><br/>First World War expert Julian Walker looks at how the conflict shaped English and its relationship with other languages. He considers language in relation to mediation and authenticity, as well as the limitations and potential of different kinds of verbal communication. Walker also examines: <br/><br/>- How language changed, and why changed language was used in communications<br/>- Language used at the Front and how the 'language of the war' was commercially exploited on the Home Front<br/>- The relationship between language, soldiers and class<br/>- The idea of the 'indescribability' of the war and the linguistic codes used to convey the experience<br/><br/>'Languages of the front' became linguistic souvenirs of the war, abandoned by soldiers but taken up by academics, memoir writers and commentators, leaving an indelible mark on the words we use even today.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Words and the First World War</i> is the first comprehensive scholarly examination of how the First World War shaped the English language. Drawing from an impressive range of sources, Julian Walker studies how the language of the front lines became adopted, adapted, and popularised in everything from private letters to newspapers to advertising. This book is destined to be the definitive study of trench talk, propaganda, and words that endured long after the Armistice.<br><br>Julian Walker's <i>Words and the First World War</i> is a fine study of the myriad ways soldiers used language as a tool of play and survival. At once moving and amusing, his book should be required reading for that broad section of the public still fascinated by the catastrophe we call the Great War.<br><br>Walker's wide-ranging and engaging study of the 'linguistic phenomena' that marked the First World War and shaped its cultural memory makes an important contribution to our understanding of 1914-1918. Through media ranging from letters and postcards to advertisements and books Walker highlights an astonishing range of soldier slang, multilingual exchange, censorship of the written and spoken word (and the ways it was circumvented), home front and family colloquialisms, and the language of sacrifice and remembrance, all accompanied by striking illustrations. <i>Words and the First World War</i> masterfully highlights 'the huge and diverse culture of verbal and written communication' that marked the war years and its aftermath-a culture of words that continues to have resonance one hundred years on.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Julian Walke</b>r is a writer, researcher, artist and educator. He is the co-author of <i>Languages and the First World War: Communicating in a Transnational War</i> (2016), the author of <i>The Roar of the Crowd </i>(2016) and<i> Trench Talk </i>(2012) among many others. His website is<i> </i>www.julianwalker.net
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