Re: Politically Correct Language...

Heidi Graw wrote:
>
> Do linguists take an interest in "politically correct language?"
>
> Is anyone tracking this phenomon? Studying it? Any thoughts about it?
>
> From a linguistic point of view, what does politically correct language mean
> to you?
>
> Heidi

Deborah Cameron's book _Verbal Hygiene_ (1995) comes to mind as a book
by a linguist that considers this along with other kinds of prescriptive
attitudes and practices.

Ross Clark
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Politically Correct Language...
    ... > Do linguists take an interest in "politically correct language?" ... > Is anyone tracking this phenomon? ... Studying it? ... > From a linguistic point of view, what does politically correct language mean ...
    (sci.lang)
  • Re: Politically Correct Language...
    ... > Do linguists take an interest in "politically correct language?" ... > Is anyone tracking this phenomon? ... Studying it? ... > From a linguistic point of view, what does politically correct language ...
    (sci.lang)
  • Re: All languages are equally fit
    ... studying spoken rather then written language, ... particular topics be of more interest to linguists? ... purview of what biologists study, ... But biologists can't be pinned down to studying specifically animals. ...
    (sci.lang)
  • Re: All languages are equally fit
    ... studying spoken rather then written language, ... particular topics be of more interest to linguists? ... purview of what biologists study, ... But biologists can't be pinned down to studying specifically animals. ...
    (sci.lang)
  • Re: All languages are equally fit
    ... studying spoken rather then written language, ... particular topics be of more interest to linguists? ... But biologists can't be pinned down to studying specifically animals. ... abstract phonemes to spoken sounds. ...
    (sci.lang)