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Mgr. Pavla Stodůlková

Bachelor's thesis

Changing Reception of 'Political Correctness'

Changing Reception of 'Political Correctness'
Abstract:
The thesis presents the sociolinguistic phenomenon called ‘political correctness’ (PC), very apparent in English speaking societies and notable also elsewhere in the West. It concerns the effort to rehabilitate unequally treated groups of people. The emphasis is put on the level of reception during its development since the late 1980s till the present. Although PC’s critique was notable at the beginning …more
 

Keywords

political correctness (PC) sensitivity patriarchal hegemony Sapir-Whorf hypothesis free speech relative truth
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 13. 2. 2008
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/ks2dv/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 29. 1. 2008
  • Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D.

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Philology / English Language and Literature

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