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In an era when EDI initiatives are stalling and minority languages are under renewed pressure, 'Wicked' offers a timely reflection on how linguistic norms shape inclusion.

#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination #languagepolicing #Wicked

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Popular culture mirrors real-world linguistic hierarchies:

From 'Friends' to 'Big Bang Theory', language enforcement often marks intelligence, authority or “properness.”

#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination #languagepolicing #Wicked

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Glinda, by contrast, corrects language only to protect her name.

Not to uphold grammar but to guard identity & status. A neat reminder that who gets to enforce rules & why is always political.

#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination #languagepolicing #Wicked

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Elphaba's corrections recast her as abrasive but also hint at something more human.

As an outsider, she must work harder to be taken seriously. Policing language becomes a bid for legitimacy.

#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination #languagepolicing #Wicked

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Accent, vocabulary, syntax & even pronunciation carry traces of place, class, race, age & identity.

Correctness becomes gatekeeping & those who don’t meet the standard risk judgement & exclusion.

#langsky #linguistics #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination #languagepolicing #Wicked

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Language correction communicates power and belonging.

When we insist on “proper” language, we’re not just fixing grammar — we’re signalling who fits & who falls outside accepted norms.

#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination #languagepolicing #Wicked

Black Bear Commandeers Tahoe Ice Cream Shop, Woofs Down Strawberry Ice Cream An ice cream bear jamboree was broken up by El Dorado County Sheriff’s deputies in South Lake Tahoe early Sunday morning, but not before that bear put a serious dent in the strawberry ice cream supply...

"Wolfed" not "woofed" #LanguagePolicing

“Can a minister say qǐyè?”: How a non-standard tone becomes indexical of the national other | Language in Society | Cambridge Core “Can a minister say qǐyè?”: How a non-standard tone becomes indexical of the national other

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"“Can a minister say qǐyè?”: How a non-standard tone becomes indexical of the national other" by Hsi-Yao Su, @tsunglunone.bsky.social, Wan-Hsin Ann Lee

doi.org/10.1017/S004...
#Indexicality #LgIdeology #TonalVariation #Enregisterment #LanguagePolicing #Metapragmatics #Taiwan

Who Am I? A Transgender Person Who Exists. Who will be eaten last?

I’m not sure how I am permitted to describe myself and who I am attracted to given the various language restrictions now being policed.
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#LGBTQ #Transgender #Lesbian #LanguagePolicing #USPolitics #Identity