POLITICAL CORRECTNESS: ORIGIN OF THE TERM AND WAYS OF ITS INTERPRETATION
The article gives an overview of origin and development of the term “political correctness”, based on both linguistic and historical aspects, for the period from the 18th century to present. Having analyzed the data from several studies, the author offers a few published definitions for consideration and development of the term within centuries. Different interpretations and perspectives on the subject are also presented herein. The issue of political correctness effect on the contemporary English language tendencies is investigated; moreover, introduction of specific corrections to the language code due to PC are analyzed, as well as impact of the political correctness phenomena on culture and social life.
Keywords: political correctness (PC), political literacy, linguistic tact, tolerance and feminism
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Issue: 10, 2014
Series of issue: Issue 10
Rubric: GERMANIC AND ROMANIC LANGUAGES
Pages: 46 — 50
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