Superseding structural linguistic injustice? Language revitalization and historically-sensitive dignity-based claims

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ID12609683
AuthorsSeung Hyun Song (0000-0002-6501-8477, University of Graz, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume25
Issue3
Pages347-363
Publication date2022-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-8230 • E-ISSN: 1743-8772
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13698230.2022.2039544
OpenAlexW4221086096
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited32

This article argues that linguistically endangered minority groups often face endangerment due to structural linguistic injustice that arises from past injustices and ongoing unjust social processes. Language revitalization is often a justified way of reforming unjust social structures. I connect this discussion to another debate, namely, whether historical injustice (and the requirement for its correction) may be superseded. I ask: which changing circumstances might lead to the supersession of structural linguistic injustice? Of the many reasons to reform unjust social structures, I focus on dignity-based concerns. Historically-sensitive dignity-based concerns are relevant for judging whether supersession of structural linguistic injustice has occurred. My view is largely present-oriented, but history still plays a role in deciding the strength of justificatory bases for structural reformation

Dignity · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept · Injustice · Political science · Politics · Social injustice · Social science · Sociology · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Religious Freedom and Discrimination

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