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Political Correctness. Language Change from Above


Term Paper, 2016

22 Pages, Grade: 1,3


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Table of Contents:

1). Introduction
1.1) Political Correctness - Definition and History of Political Correctness in the USA

2). Process of Political Correctness - Language Change from „above“

3). Critique on Political Correctness - Is PC going too far?
3.1). Euphemisms - Origins and Use
3.2). Political Correctness causes Equivocalness in Language
3.3). The Euphemism Treadmill

4). Survey on Non-Sexist Language at The University of Cologne
4.1). Results

5). Conclusion

6). Bibliography

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Title
Political Correctness. Language Change from Above
College
University of Cologne
Course
How Language Change(s)
Grade
1,3
Author
Year
2016
Pages
22
Catalog Number
V382469
ISBN (eBook)
9783668607682
ISBN (Book)
9783668607699
File size
1005 KB
Language
English
Keywords
political, correctness, language, change, above
Quote paper
Valera Tokarev (Author), 2016, Political Correctness. Language Change from Above, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/382469

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