Title
Statist language
Document Type
Journal Article
RIS ID
33052
Abstract
News reports commonly include statements such as "the U.S. today . announced" or "China reacted." Such statements can be misleading, sometimes seriously so.
lt is a long-standing convention that the name of a country refers to its government or some action by sections of the government. For example, "Iraq invaded Kuwait" means that Iraqi military forces- under the control of the government of Iraq, in particular Saddam Hussein-invaded the territory known as Kuwait.
Link to publisher version (URL)
COinS
This record is in the process of being updated. Please contact us for more information.
Publication Details
Martin, B. 2009, ''Statist language'', ETC: A Review of General Semantics, vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 377-381.