What is political correctness and how is related to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? What is the ultimate aim of politically correct speech?

Answer #1)

Political correctness is a term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society.

The theory behind political correctness, Bennett (1995) says is according to Murphy's Law. This law stems from Sapir Whorf's hypothesis that language represents thought, and may even control thought. The law admits that if we change the language we think in, the language we use will effect change in how we think.

Answer #2)

the ultimate aim of politically correct speech is intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society.

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answer: we can define a cultural region as a section of a land with cultural elements like religion, language, cuisine or architecture. cultural regions are different because its land for example can vary in size of few square miles to millions. they can also form cultural boundaries.

moreover cultural regions can be organized due to less difference between the same ethnic group. we can say also that exist three types of cultural regions such as the formal, functional and vernacular ones. for istance the formal regions refers to sharing cultural traits of people like religion or languages.

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