Module 1: Language
and Representation
For
this topic you will investigate how language might reflect
social values and how it might contribute to maintaining
or changing values.
You
will study:
- language
used to describe: gender, race and people with disabilities
- attitudes
to political correctness
- euphemism
Work
will focus on both the language system (lexis, semantics
and grammar) and individual texts. This topic will link with
the consideration of matters of representation in
individual texts in preparation for Textual Analysis tasks.
Areas
of Focus
Sapir-Whorf
Political
Correctness
Language
and Gender
Language
and Race Euphemism |
