Political correctness : a history of semantics and culture /: a history of semantics and culture. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Geoffrey Hughes.
• Other Names: Hughes, Geoffrey, 1939-; Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Contents: Preface viii Acknowledgments xii Epigraphs xiii Part I Political Correctness and its Origins 1 Chapter 1 Defining Political Correctness 3 Chapter 2 The Origins and the Debate 60 Part II The Semantic Aspect 85 Chapter 3 Words and Authorities: Dictionaries and Lexicographers 87 Chapter 4 The Evolution of the Word Field 106 Part III Zones of Controversy 113 Chapter 5 Issues of Race, Nationality, and Difference 115 Chapter 6 Agendas Old and New 178 Part IV Cultural and Historical Issues 215 Chapter 7 Political Correctness in the Past 217 Chapter 8 Culture 236 Conclusion: The Right Thing to Do? Progressive Orthodoxy, Empty Convention or Double Standard? 283 Bibliography 298 Author and Subject Index 309 Word Index 317
• Publisher Details: Chichester, U.K Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 320 pages)
• Subjects: 306.01; Political correctness; Communication and culture; Semantics; Communication and culture; Political correctness; Semantics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781444314960; 1444314963; 9781444360295; 1444360299
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.