Political Correctness as a Linguistic Concept
The correlation between language, society and culture has been studied for a long time in linguistics. In the XX century the necessity of studying language together with extralinguistic factors has risen.
During the last decade a new linguistic and cultural phenomenon ‘political correctness’ has appeared in the world, especially in the English-speaking countries.
The term ‘political correctness’ is treated differently by various linguists.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines political correctness as conformity to a belief ... More here
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You may be interested in this article on political correctness which appeared in the English Teaching Forum. It was written by Marina Tsehelska, chair
of the English Language and Methodology department at Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, who has done a lot of research in this area.
http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives/docs/06-44-1-e.pdf
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