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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Unethical use of language

Unethical use of language

  • Irresponsible language practices

Broader

Misuse of language
Presentable
Unethical practices in communication
Yet to rate

Narrower

Segregation through language
Presentable
Reinforcement of male dominance through language
Presentable
Ethnic discrimination in foreign language teaching
Presentable
Discriminatory use of language
Presentable
Discrimination against minority languages
Presentable
Denial of right of peoples to use their own language
Presentable
Cultural domination through language
Presentable
Mandatory bilingual education
Presentable
Verbal abuse
Unpresentable
Unethical practices of interpreters
Unpresentable
Satire
Unpresentable
Profanity
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Underprivileged linguistic minorities
Presentable
Discriminatory communication
Presentable
Semantic confusion
Yet to rate
Loss of linguistic tradition
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Language as a barrier to communication
Excellent
Unethical intellectual practices
Presentable
Prohibitive cost of linguistic interpretation in legal proceedings
Presentable
Unethical documentation practices
Yet to rate

Related

Gossip
Presentable
Exclusive nationally-oriented language systems
Unpresentable

Strategy

Abolishing unethical use of language
Yet to rate

Value

Unused
Yet to rate
Unethical
Yet to rate
Underuse
Yet to rate
Irresponsibility
Yet to rate
Abuse
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #4: Quality EducationSustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Innovative change » Change
  • Language » Languages
  • Societal problems » Irresponsibility
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J3732
    DOCID
    12037320
    D7NID
    137859
    Last update
    Mar 8, 2022