Political Correctness

A History of Semantics and Culture

by: Geoffrey Hughes

Political Correctness
Author: Geoffrey Hughes

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

Series: Language Library

List price: £ 55.00

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Format: Hardback

Publication date: 06 November 2009

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ISBN: 1405152788 ISBN 13: 9781405152785

Political Correctness by Geoffrey Hughes

Examines the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life. This work 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. Top page

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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. 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, this work 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. It 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. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

City: Chicester

Pages: 336

More info: height 236 mm width 162 mm weight 614 gr

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Age recommended: Professional and scholarly

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey: 306.01 Library of Congress Subject: Communication and culture

Summary Political Correctness Preface. Acknowledgments. Epigraphs. Part I: Political Correctness and its Origins. 1. Defining Political Correctness. 2. The Origins and the Debate. Part II: The Semantic Aspect. 3. Words and Authorities: Dictionaries and Lexicographers. 4. The Evolution of the Word Field. Part III: Zones of Controversy. 5. Issues of Race, Nationality, Gender, and Difference 6. Agendas Old and New. Part IV: Cultural and Historical Issues. 7. Political Correctness in the Past. 8. Culture. Conclusion: The Right Thing to Do? Progressive Orthodoxy, Empty Convention or Double Standard? Bibliography. Author Index and Subject Index. Word Index. Top page

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