Politically correct tourism discourse in airport websites guidelines for inclusive travelling
This work attempts to investigate inclusive discursive practices on the official websites of two European airports –namely Gatwick Airport and Orio al Serio International Airport – in order to explore how political correctness (PC), i.e. a contemporary sociolinguistic phenomenon pointing at transpar...
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| description | This work attempts to investigate inclusive discursive practices on the official websites of two European airports –namely Gatwick Airport and Orio al Serio International Airport – in order to explore how political correctness (PC), i.e. a contemporary sociolinguistic phenomenon pointing at transparency and inclusiveness in texts addressing disadvantaged categories, may influence tourism discourse. Chiefly, the analysis concerns online guidelines illustrating facilities for passengers with ‘special needs’, so as to shed light on whether and how undiscriminating language is employed to convey in the most neutral, accessible and thus persuasive way information to and about customers with ‘specific requirements’ within the realm of tourist communication. On this basis, the present study will be especially useful for pedagogical purposes, for professionals and students approaching the domain of tourism discourse and its discursive practices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-28180ae3e9c547e3bcb53e741c34b1bb2025-01-02T00:04:34ZdeuUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Scripta Manent1854-20422018-05-011212137169Politically correct tourism discourse in airport websites guidelines for inclusive travellingElena Pasquini0University of PalermoThis work attempts to investigate inclusive discursive practices on the official websites of two European airports –namely Gatwick Airport and Orio al Serio International Airport – in order to explore how political correctness (PC), i.e. a contemporary sociolinguistic phenomenon pointing at transparency and inclusiveness in texts addressing disadvantaged categories, may influence tourism discourse. Chiefly, the analysis concerns online guidelines illustrating facilities for passengers with ‘special needs’, so as to shed light on whether and how undiscriminating language is employed to convey in the most neutral, accessible and thus persuasive way information to and about customers with ‘specific requirements’ within the realm of tourist communication. On this basis, the present study will be especially useful for pedagogical purposes, for professionals and students approaching the domain of tourism discourse and its discursive practices.http://scriptamanent.sdutsj.edus.si/ScriptaManent/article/view/236political correctness, tourism discourse, airport website guidelines, inclusive travelling, passengers with special needs, unbiased language |
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| title | Politically correct tourism discourse in airport websites guidelines for inclusive travelling |
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