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On Linguistic Realization Specifics of the Socio-Cultural Phenomenon of Political Correctness
The study reveals the current trends in the realization of political correctness in the modern English at the lexical level and provides multi-aspect analysis of political correctness as a socio-cultural phenomenon and identifi cation of the specifics of
its linguistic realization. We considered the philosophical foundations of political correctness and the history of its emergence.
The reasons for the changes in the communicative behavior of the residents of English-speaking countries of Europe, the USA, Canada, etc. in the changing conditions of life in a so-called “tolerant society” have been determined. The article touches upon the specifi c features of the implementation of political correctness in word-building and vocabulary of the English language and reveals the causes of some neologisms and the expediency of their use.
its linguistic realization. We considered the philosophical foundations of political correctness and the history of its emergence.
The reasons for the changes in the communicative behavior of the residents of English-speaking countries of Europe, the USA, Canada, etc. in the changing conditions of life in a so-called “tolerant society” have been determined. The article touches upon the specifi c features of the implementation of political correctness in word-building and vocabulary of the English language and reveals the causes of some neologisms and the expediency of their use.
discrimination, neologisms, political correctness, politically correct nominations