LINGUIST List 22.3947 Mon Oct 10 2011 Media: Is Speech Regulation the Sewage Control of Society? Editor for this issue: Brent Woo <bwoolinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Brent Woo , Is Speech Regulation the Sewage Control of Society? Message 1: Is Speech Regulation the Sewage Control of Society? Date: 08-Oct-2011 From: Brent Woo <bwoolinguistlist.org> Subject: Is Speech Regulation the Sewage Control of Society? E-mail this message to a friend 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 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 10-Oct-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.