22.3947, Media: Is Speech Regulation the Sewage Control of Society?

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Subject: 22.3947, Media: Is Speech Regulation the Sewage Control of Society?

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Date: 08-Oct-2011
From: Brent Woo [bwoo at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Is Speech Regulation the Sewage Control of Society?


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Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:10:17
From: Brent Woo [bwoo at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Is Speech Regulation the Sewage Control of Society?

E-mail this message to a friend:
http://linguistlist.org/issues/emailmessage/verification.cfm?iss=22-3947.html&submissionid=4533723&topicid=21&msgnumber=1
 Dr. Annabelle Lukin, a lecturer in linguistics at Macquarie University in Australia, likens speech regulations to sewage control: "Dumping of pollution is subject to regulation because of its effects on our physical environment... When we regulate speech, it is for the protection of the social environment." 

The comments section reveals a wide range of opinions about how appropriate the comparison is. Sociolinguists and politicians alike have much to say about "freedom of speech", especially in the face of "political correctness."

Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3337882.html 


Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics


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