LEADER 04874nam 2200709 450 001 9910830355103321 005 20230725032743.0 010 $a1-282-38250-0 010 $a9781444314977 010 $a9786612382505 010 $a1-4443-1496-3 010 $a1-4443-1497-1 010 $a1-4443-6029-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000152839 035 $a(EBL)819451 035 $a(OCoLC)778339330 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000354645 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11275377 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000354645 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10315843 035 $a(PQKB)10937007 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470578 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC819451 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000152839 100 $a20090325d2010 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPolitical correctness $ea history of semantics and culture /$fGeoffrey Hughes 210 1$aMaldon, Massachusetts :$cWiley-Blackwell,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (576 p.) 225 1 $aThe language library 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-5278-8 311 $a1-4051-5279-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [298]-308) and index. 327 $aCover; THE LANGUAGE LIBRARY; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Epigraphs; PART I: POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND ITS ORIGINS; CHAPTER 1: DEFINING POLITICAL CORRECTNESS; Preamble and Rationale: Words and Ideas, Norms and Values; What is Political Correctness?; The Semantic Problems of Political Correctness; Ideals, Ideology, and Practice; Orthodoxy in Religion and Politics; Semantic and Lexical Changes; Norms and Normality; Stereotypes and Etymology; Difference; Taboo; Censorship; Conclusion; CHAPTER 2: THE ORIGINS AND THE DEBATE; Introduction; Origins of the Phrase 327 $aThe Debate: Redefining Territories and Establishing BoundariesThe Canon and Multiculturalism; PART II: THE SEMANTIC ASPECT; CHAPTER 3: WORDS AND AUTHORITIES: DICTIONARIES AND LEXICOGRAPHERS; Words and Women; Usage Markers; Dictionary Omissions and Assessments of Currency; Political Correctness and Traditional Registers; Official and Unofficial Language; Buzzwords and Code Words; Newspeak; CHAPTER 4: THE EVOLUTION OF THE WORD FIELD; Introduction; Analysis; Conclusion; PART III: ZONES OF CONTROVERSY; CHAPTER 5: ISSUES OF RACE, NATIONALITY, AND DIFFERENCE; Introduction 327 $aRace, Ethnicity, and IdentityThe Melting Pot; Colonialism; Colonial Perspectives; Principal Terms Used in Colonial Discourse; Stereotypes of the Colonial Mindset; The Conquest of the Americas; Terms for Foreigners and Others; Terms for Whites; Terms for Blacks; Color and Loyalty: Issues of Nativism; Racist Utterances; Xenophobia and Anti-Semitism; Hate Speech; CHAPTER 6: AGENDAS OLD AND NEW; Gender and Sexual Orientation; Class; Crime and Punishment; Disability and Illness; Addiction; Food, Eating Disorders, and Lookism; The Environment; Animal Rights 327 $aReligious Rituals and the War on ChristmasPART IV: CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ISSUES; CHAPTER 7: POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IN THE PAST; The Middle Ages; The Reformation: The Politics of Religious Conformity; Politics on the Renaissance Stage; The Age of Reason; The Victorian Era; CHAPTER 8: CULTURE; Literature and Ideology; Contentious Texts; Film; Popular Culture, Humor, and Satire; CONCLUSION: THE RIGHT THING TO DO? PROGRESSIVE ORTHODOXY, EMPTY CONVENTION, OR DOUBLE STANDARD?; Double Standards; The Efficacy and Currency of Politically Correct Language; Levels of Discourse; The New Morality 327 $aBibliographyAuthor and Subject Index; Word Index 330 $aIn this carefully researched, thought-provoking book, Geoffrey Hughes examines the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life. Focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of political correctness, it will intrigue anyone interested in this ongoing debate. A unique and intriguing journey through the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life, focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of what PC meansExplores the origins, progress, content and style of political correctness, discussing and analyzing around 410 0$aLanguage library. 606 $aPolitical correctness 606 $aCommunication and culture 606 $aSemantics 615 0$aPolitical correctness. 615 0$aCommunication and culture. 615 0$aSemantics. 676 $a306.01 676 $a306.2 700 $aHughes$b Geoffrey$f1939-$0269050 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bCaOLU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910830355103321 996 $aPolitical correctness$94083536 997 $aUNINA