Tim
Creative Writer
as the english language changes we have to take things into account. whilst our own style will follow us through our careers, the political correctness situation might dictate how you are reviewed or possibly benefit your writing.
i'm leaving some of the most obvious notes here, guidelines to stop you falling foul of urban myths and get you used to the ideas of PC language (you'll still need to do a lot of research though!)
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current debates on political correctness use in the english language cover 3 main areas :
the idea of the language system as under attack by new controlling forces
the idea of the rapid changes in term
the idea of resistance and disruption
as stated by Cameron (1995) :
language reforms challenge the majority power groups assumptions that they define the world
"At stake is a power structure in which certain people often without being conscious of it, just assume the right to tell other people who they are"
most submitted PC language falls into 3 types :
new language items that are mythical, devised for purposes of satire by right wing commentators
new language items that have been suggested by liberal critics, for use in real contexts
new language items that have been created by radical critics, in order to reveal prevalent ideologies, but not necessarily for everyday use
i'm leaving some of the most obvious notes here, guidelines to stop you falling foul of urban myths and get you used to the ideas of PC language (you'll still need to do a lot of research though!)
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current debates on political correctness use in the english language cover 3 main areas :
the idea of the language system as under attack by new controlling forces
the idea of the rapid changes in term
the idea of resistance and disruption
as stated by Cameron (1995) :
language reforms challenge the majority power groups assumptions that they define the world
"At stake is a power structure in which certain people often without being conscious of it, just assume the right to tell other people who they are"
most submitted PC language falls into 3 types :
new language items that are mythical, devised for purposes of satire by right wing commentators
new language items that have been suggested by liberal critics, for use in real contexts
new language items that have been created by radical critics, in order to reveal prevalent ideologies, but not necessarily for everyday use