Group 1 Gee Report

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TABOOS AVOIDING
POLITICAL
REFERENCES
RACISM CORRECTNESS
POLITIC
A
SENSITI L

LANGUA V E
GE

Refers to language reflecting
awareness and sensitivity to
another person’s physical, mental,
cultural, or other disadvantages or
deviations from a norm.

Language sensitivity is very
important to understand because
sometimes it's the choice of words
that can be piercing than swords.

(Chandra, 2017, p.1)
In many situations, one should be very particular in using words and addressing
others not to hurt or offend someone may it be our friends, co-workers, persons
in authority. This is the idea behind political sensitive language.

TABOOS
#!@%&!! TABOOS
Refers to words that are typically
deemed immoral or inappropriate
in everyday language and should
be avoided in polite conversion.
In general, this comprises curse
or swear words, profanities, or
offensive speech.
They are usually based on religion, expressions intended
to offend a particular race or sexual orientation, as well as
parts of the body and bodily processes – especially
relating to sexual activity or using the toilet.
TABOOS
Social anthropologist Edmund Leach identified
TABOOS
three major categories of taboo words and
phrases in English:

1. "Dirty" words that are concerned with sex
and excretion, such as "bugger," "shit."

2. Words that have to do with the Christian
religion, such as "Christ" and "Jesus."

3. Words which are used in "animal abuse"
(calling a person by the name of an
animal), such as "bitch," "cow."

AVOIDING
RACISM
AVOIDING RACISM O IDIN
AVRACISM G
If race or ethnicity is used to describe a person, it has to be relevant
to the information presented. Ethnic and racial labels often change
and deciding which term is the correct one can be hard. Should we
say African American or black? Hispanic or Latino/Latina? American
Indian or Native American? And is Asian the preferred term?

As Hult and Huckin state: "The best rule of thumb is to call people by
whatever term they prefer, just as you should pronounce their
personal name however they want it pronounced. If you are unsure
of what to use to describe a certain group of people, just ask
members of that group" (725-726).

EXAMPLE: AVOID
RAC ING
ISM
Say I’m describing a person. If I say someone is
“a Chinese”, it is perceived that I am implying
that he is one of the many migrants, generalizing
all of the individuals having those origins and
removing merit to their personal situation
nowadays. However, if I say someone is
“Chinese”, this is deemed to be politically
correct as I’m describing their origin.

AVOIDING LET’S HAVE A LOOK AT THE SIZE OF ASIA IN COMPARISON
TO THE WHOLE WORLD MAP.

RACISM

By saying someone is Asian, it seems impersonal and
uninterested. The politically correct way to do it is to be as specific
as possible. Are they filipino? Indian? Bengali? Thai?

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POLITICAL
CORRECTNESS
POLIT
I
POLITICAL
C
CORRE AL
CTNES
S
CORRECTNESS
is the language that is evolved and has
dynamics together with social speech
codes and political ideas which are
inclusive, egalitarian and aimed to
reduce conflicts related to some
sensitive issues; for example, racism,
sexism, and discrimination

According to Cambridge Dictionary, the term
political correctness, usually abbreviated as

POLITIC
AL
CORR
PC, refers to an idea that someone who is
RECTNES
S
politically correct believes that language and
actions that could be offensive to others,
especially those relating to sex and race,
should be avoided.
Ely, Meyerson, and Davidson (2006) POLITICAL
CORRECTNESS
define political correctness as a situation “where
unspoken canons of propriety govern behaviour in cross-
cultural interactions — that is, interactions among

people of different races, genders, religions, and other
potentially charged social identity groups”

REFERENCES:
Politically Sensitive - definition of Politically Sensitive by The Free Dictionary. (n.d.). The Free Dictionary. Retrieved September 20, 2022,
from https://medicaldictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Politically+Sensitive
McLeish, G. (2020, August 28). Taboo Language - should it be excluded? SEL Business Languages Ltd. Retrieved September 20, 2022,
from https://selbusinesslanguages.com/taboo-language-should-it-be-excluded/
Politically Sensitive | definition of Politically Sensitive by Medical dictionary. (n.d.). Medical Dictionary. Retrieved September 20, 2022,
from https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Politically+Sensitive
An Analysis of the Use of English with Political Correctness: A Case Study of Graduate Students in Thailand. (n.d.). ERIC. Retrieved
September 21, 2022, from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1311252.pdf
What is politically correct language? | EHLION. (n.d.). EHLION Language Consultancy. Retrieved September 21, 2022, from
https://ehlion.com/magazine/politically-correct-language/
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Refers to language reflecting

awareness and sensitivity to

another person’s physical, mental,

cultural, or other disadvantages or

deviations from a norm.

important to understand because

sometimes it's the choice of words

that can be piercing than swords.

in authority. This is the idea behind political sensitive language.

deemed immoral or inappropriate

in everyday language and should

be avoided in polite conversion.

In general, this comprises curse

or swear words, profanities, or

to offend a particular race or sexual orientation, as well as

parts of the body and bodily processes – especially

relating to sexual activity or using the toilet.

1. "Dirty" words that are concerned with sex

and excretion, such as "bugger," "shit."

religion, such as "Christ" and "Jesus."

(calling a person by the name of an

animal), such as "bitch," "cow."

to the information presented. Ethnic and racial labels often change

say African American or black? Hispanic or Latino/Latina? American

Indian or Native American? And is Asian the preferred term?

whatever term they prefer, just as you should pronounce their

personal name however they want it pronounced. If you are unsure

of what to use to describe a certain group of people, just ask

members of that group" (725-726).

that he is one of the many migrants, generalizing

all of the individuals having those origins and

removing merit to their personal situation

nowadays. However, if I say someone is

“Chinese”, this is deemed to be politically

correct as I’m describing their origin.

AVOIDING LET’S HAVE A LOOK AT THE SIZE OF ASIA IN COMPARISON

TO THE WHOLE WORLD MAP.

By saying someone is Asian, it seems impersonal and

uninterested. The politically correct way to do it is to be as specific

as possible. Are they filipino? Indian? Bengali? Thai?

dynamics together with social speech

codes and political ideas which are

inclusive, egalitarian and aimed to

reduce conflicts related to some

sensitive issues; for example, racism,

sexism, and discrimination

political correctness, usually abbreviated as

actions that could be offensive to others,

especially those relating to sex and race,

unspoken canons of propriety govern behaviour in cross-

cultural interactions — that is, interactions among

potentially charged social identity groups”

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