Bad Mouthing : The Language Of Special Needs

ISBN-13: 9780750705028 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 114 str.

Jenny Corbett

Opis

The power of language is overwhelming and this is shown in the way in which words are used to define, portray and explain people and situations. With this in mind, then, it is interesting to note how the language of special needs has always been composed of words and images which foster fear, mistrust, loathing and hostility - idiot, imbecile and moron are frequently used as terms of abuse.

Spis treści

The voice of the enlightened modernity; different tracks and distinct boundaries; deconstructing special language; struggling with political correctness; listening to new voices; constructing different languages.

O autorze

Authored by Corbett, Jenny