The Phenomenon of Political Correctness in Modern English

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210525.019How to use a DOI?

Keywords

political correctness, euphemism, thematic group of euphemisms, euphemistic substitutions

Abstract

The paper deals with the phenomenon of political correctness in modern English. The socio-cultural and linguistic aspects of political correctness are highlighted. The paper focuses on the search for new means of linguistic expression and the adjustment of the language code as the main characteristics of the linguistic manifestation of political correctness. It is determined that the use of euphemisms is one of the elements of the technology of political correctness. The classification of groups and subgroups of euphemisms based on the thematic fields they serve is proposed. The quantitative ratio of the frequency of using euphemisms of different groups was determined. It was found that the highest percentage of euphemisms is associated with racial and gender discrimination.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Anna Monashnenko
AU  - Svitlana Amelina
AU  - Vasyl Shynkaruk
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/05/27
TI  - The Phenomenon of Political Correctness in Modern English
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on New Trends in Languages, Literature and Social Communications (ICNTLLSC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 149
EP  - 157
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210525.019
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210525.019
ID  - Monashnenko2021
ER  -