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BIRACIAL – BLACK? A SURVEY OF LANGUAGE USE AND LANGUAGE ATTITUDES IN POLAND AND GERMANY [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The paper deals with the construction of race from the perspective of cognitive sociolinguistics. The focus is upon the perception of mixed-race people of black and white heritage in Poland and Germany compared to the USA, and its reflection in language ...
Pułaczewska, Hanna
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EU Nationals in the UK after BREXIT: Political Engagement through Discursive Awareness, Reflexivity and (In)Action [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union has triggered a variety of forms of political engagement among EU nationals living in the UK. Our research, carried out in the North West of England, an area that has received little attention so ...
TRANDAFOIU, RUXANDRA, VATHI, ZANA
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Le langage inclusif en français et en allemand : une tempête dans un verre d’eau ?

open access: yesILCEA, 2021
This article discusses the ways in which inclusive language is employed in French and German. First, a synthesis is offered of the objections that this politically correct violation of the generic masculine rule raises in both linguistic areas.
Nathalie Schnitzer
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The Expressive Creativity of Euphemism and Dysphemism

open access: yesLexis: Journal in English Lexicology, 2012
Euphemism and dysphemism are two cognitive processes of conceptualisation, with countervalent effects (having the same base and resources but different aims and purposes), of a certain forbidden reality.
Miguel Casas Gómez
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Parole violente, discriminazione di genere e inclusività nel linguaggio

open access: yesQuaderni di Linguistica e Studi Orientali, 2022
This article deals with the issue of sexist language, investigated both from the point of view of a theory of the use of language and from that of a semiotic analysis of linguistic interaction, as an expression of ideological models.
Benedetta Baldi
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Agency, truth and meaning: judging the Hutton Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The Hutton Report is now established as an important element of Britain's involvement in the Iraq War. In this article the ideas that underpin it are analysed. In particular, the focus is on Hutton's presuppositions concerning the nature of truth, agency,
Coole, Diana
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Usos eufemísticos y disfemísticos en las denominaciones de la profesión docente [PDF]

open access: yesSintagma, 2010
Politically correct language uses different discoursive strategies to hold up a liberal and apparently respectful discourse. The semantic field of professions lies under this influence, showing a clear tendency towards their ennoblement.
Luisa María Armenta Moreno
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Excessive Language on Twitter

open access: yesNeuphilologische Mitteilungen, 2023
Political correctness, seen as a form of linguistic interventionism, and its derivate, political incorrectness, are frequently invoked to take a stand on language. These two expressions are considered as notions whose use is increasing in the media and whose semantic content remains vague.
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Politically correct and gender-neutral language: effects, consequences, acceptance

open access: yesACNS Conference Series: Social Sciences and Humanities, 2023
Political correctness and gender-neutral language are language practices that aim to critically examine current language usage based on certain progressive norms and reject certain words, terms, or expressions deemed inappropriate, while seeking alternatives.
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A politikailag korrekt nyelv használata a magyarországi és erdélyi online sajtóban

open access: yesSymbolon, 2020
The Use of Politically Correct Language in Hungarian and Transylvanian Online Journalism Political correctness means that one should not offend the members of groups living in minority.
Barabás Blanka
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