The Language Work of Speechwriters
Author:   Gwynne Mapes (University of Bern)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781009539876


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   14 August 2025
Format:   Paperback
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The Language Work of Speechwriters


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Author:   Gwynne Mapes (University of Bern)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Weight:   0.293kg
ISBN:  

9781009539876


ISBN 10:   1009539876
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   14 August 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: wordsmiths and the business of rhetoric; 2. Parameters of professionalism: invisibility, craft, virtue; 3. Invisibility, materiality, and erasure; 4. Craft, creativity, and distinction; 5. Virtue, transgression, and value; 6. Reappraising language work: status competition and elite precarity; Glossary; Appendices.

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Gwynne Mapes is a senior researcher in the Department of English at the University of Bern, Switzerland. She is a critical scholar who has published widely on the topic of food and language. Her recent publications include Elite Authenticity (Oxford University Press, 2021).

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