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Special Language and Political Correctness
Author(s) -
Corbett Jenny
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
british journal of special education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.349
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8578
pISSN - 0952-3383
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8578.1994.tb00074.x
Subject(s) - political correctness , theme (computing) , vocabulary , context (archaeology) , correctness , politics , relation (database) , linguistics , sociology , pedagogy , media studies , computer science , history , political science , law , programming language , world wide web , philosophy , archaeology , database
Dr Jenny Corbett, Department of Education and Community Studies, University of East London, looks at the way in which the language used in relation to special educational needs has changed and evolved since the 1960s, taking articles published in the predecessor to the BJSE over 25 years ago, as examples. Vocabulary, images and attitudes are discussed in the context of political correctness and its impact on behaviour. This is a stimulating introduction to a theme which calls for further study.