Political Correctness and Language Change
Debating the impact of 'political correctness' on language use and social attitudes.
Key Questions
- Analyze how attempts at 'political correctness' influence lexical choices and semantic shifts.
- Evaluate the arguments for and against prescriptive approaches to language use.
- Predict the long-term effects of conscious language reform on societal norms.
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