ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-DEP5-0017 · ATLAS 251

Language of National Socialism

Language shaped by National Socialist ideology that categorised people, concealed violence and normalised domination.

Explanation

Language shaped by National Socialist ideology that categorised people, concealed violence and normalised domination. Shows how repeated words shift perceptual boundaries: euphemism, biological metaphor and bureaucratic naming can make injustice linguistically ordinary.

Example

Special treatment concealed murder through an administrative substitute.

Counterexample

A mere label without the described formal, cultural or conceptual movement.

Distinction

Distinguish from Euphemismus; the neighbour remains connected as a crossway.

Effect on thought and perception

Shows how repeated words shift perceptual boundaries: euphemism, biological metaphor and bureaucratic naming can make injustice linguistically ordinary.

Resonance

Shows how repeated words shift perceptual boundaries: euphemism, biological metaphor and bureaucratic naming can make injustice linguistically ordinary.

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Language of National Socialism“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-DEP5-0017. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-DEP5-0017

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