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Political correctness : a history of semantics and culture / / Geoffrey Hughes
| Political correctness : a history of semantics and culture / / Geoffrey Hughes |
| Autore | Hughes Geoffrey <1939-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maldon, Massachusetts : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (576 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.01
306.2 |
| Collana | The language library |
| Soggetto topico |
Political correctness
Communication and culture Semantics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-38250-0
9781444314977 9786612382505 1-4443-1496-3 1-4443-1497-1 1-4443-6029-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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
The 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 Race, 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 Religious 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 BibliographyAuthor and Subject Index; Word Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141341003321 |
Hughes Geoffrey <1939->
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| Maldon, Massachusetts : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Political correctness : a history of semantics and culture / / Geoffrey Hughes
| Political correctness : a history of semantics and culture / / Geoffrey Hughes |
| Autore | Hughes Geoffrey <1939-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maldon, Massachusetts : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (576 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.01
306.2 |
| Collana | The language library |
| Soggetto topico |
Political correctness
Communication and culture Semantics |
| ISBN |
1-282-38250-0
9781444314977 9786612382505 1-4443-1496-3 1-4443-1497-1 1-4443-6029-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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
The 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 Race, 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 Religious 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 BibliographyAuthor and Subject Index; Word Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830355103321 |
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Hughes Geoffrey <1939->
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| Maldon, Massachusetts : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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