Political Correctness

A History of Semantics and Culture

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
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Author: Geoffrey Hughes ISBN: 9781444360295
Publisher: Wiley Publication: September 13, 2011
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Language: English
Author: Geoffrey Hughes
ISBN: 9781444360295
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: September 13, 2011
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English

In this carefully researched, thought-provoking book, Geoffrey Hughes examines the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life. Focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of political correctness, it will intrigue anyone interested in this ongoing debate.

  • A unique and intriguing journey through the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life, focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of what PC means
  • Explores the origins, progress, content and style of political correctness, discussing and analyzing around one hundred terms and lexical formations, from Chaucer and Shakespeare, Marlowe and Swift, to nursery rhymes, rap and Spike Lee films, David Mamet, J. M. Coetzee and Philip Larkin
  • Offers a detailed semantic analysis of the way that key words have been exploited both to advance the agendas of political correctness and to refute them
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In this carefully researched, thought-provoking book, Geoffrey Hughes examines the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life. Focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of political correctness, it will intrigue anyone interested in this ongoing debate.

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