I found this article on the guardian website and it was an interesting read. This particular article addressed the difference between gender and sex and also other important issues.
Linguistic sensitivity is so important. Link to 'political correctness' from the 80s and the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Clearly, this is a Language Change issue - what do you think has driven this change?
It has taken me a long time to come up with an answer to this question and I can think of a few reasons for why the change has occurred but I read a really good description which I think explains perfectly why the language has changed. It can be said that the change has come about because it is about time that transgender people have control over how they describe themselves to others through the use of what they deem are the appropriate pronouns rather than others who may not understand what they are going through impose their preconceptions on them through their use of language and what they call them.
Linguistic sensitivity is so important. Link to 'political correctness' from the 80s and the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Clearly, this is a Language Change issue - what do you think has driven this change?
ReplyDeleteIt has taken me a long time to come up with an answer to this question and I can think of a few reasons for why the change has occurred but I read a really good description which I think explains perfectly why the language has changed. It can be said that the change has come about because it is about time that transgender people have control over how they describe themselves to others through the use of what they deem are the appropriate pronouns rather than others who may not understand what they are going through impose their preconceptions on them through their use of language and what they call them.
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