Taboo TWO Flashcards
1
Q
Who are Allen and Burridge ?
A
“In a middle class environment, one is normally expected to use euphemisms and orthophemisms”
2
Q
Who says this: “in a middle class environment, one is normally expected to use euphemisms and orthophemisms”
A
Allen and Burridge
3
Q
What theorist should you include that you keep forgetting?
A
Brown and Levison - face threatening
4
Q
Andersson and Trudgill?
A
Taboo’s are used to express emotion and attitudes.
5
Q
Taboo’s are used to express emotions and attitudes - who says this?
A
Andersson and Trudgill
6
Q
What is another point you should make about taboo’s that are not the phemisms and usual theorists?
A
Political correctness
7
Q
What theorist links to political correctness?
A
Chomsky: ‘A healthy expansion of moral concern’
