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Ideology and language.
- Source :
- Journal of Political Ideologies; Jun2006, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p141-152, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- In this paper it is suggested that while most theorists of ideology implicitly or explicitly link it to language, the notion of ‘language’ itself is often under-theorized. In particular, discussions of its relationship to ideology often fail to acknowledge that language is not simply a vehicle for other ideological processes but is itself shaped by ideological processes. It is argued that many influential accounts of the ideological and political ‘abuse’ of language (e.g. the political language criticism of Orwell and Chomsky) rely on ideological propositions about how language works, or ought to work, which are (a) culturally and historically specific and (b) subject to contestation in any given time and place. The status of ‘language’ in such accounts should be interrogated by political theorists rather than treated as unproblematic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- IDEOLOGY
THEORY of knowledge
POLITICAL science
THOUGHT & thinking
DOGMATISM
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13569317
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Political Ideologies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21193652
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13569310600687916