Language
politics is nothing but how language is used in the political arena. The
author, George Orwell had famously written about how language is manipulated by
political leaders to model mass perception, back in 1984. Campaign speeches are
integral for rallying voters to a politician’s cause.
politics is nothing but how language is used in the political arena. The
author, George Orwell had famously written about how language is manipulated by
political leaders to model mass perception, back in 1984. Campaign speeches are
integral for rallying voters to a politician’s cause.
Political
scientist Noam Chomsky has explained in his writings how words are the currency
of power in elections. But even besides electoral gains during campaigning,
there are other ways in which language politics manifest –
scientist Noam Chomsky has explained in his writings how words are the currency
of power in elections. But even besides electoral gains during campaigning,
there are other ways in which language politics manifest –
- If the interests
of one language group are promoted over another, in a multilingual country
– language politics could be at play. - When a political
group tries to suppress the language identity of one group, this too
indicates a form of language politics. - Language politics
reveals how one dialect is considered to be more superior than others. - When a
politico-legal document mainly uses the pronoun “he,” discounting the
presence of women in the citizenry – it is an example of language
politics. - The use of
“political correctness” or lack of the same, is a manifestation of
language politics. - The use of
derogatory words to describe a cultural group is also language politics.
Language
and politics are deeply intertwined and becomes inseparable, with time, in the
public conscience.
and politics are deeply intertwined and becomes inseparable, with time, in the
public conscience.