On the Moral Dilemma of the Sociolinguist

With a diversity of alternatives now open to sociolinguists and educators regarding problems of dialect and culture, we are suddenly faced with an unusual aspect of linguistic description, that of morality. In fact, because of the biases that linguists all share and the contextual realities of socio-cultural-economic forces, a moral dilemma has arisen: "ideal" solutions to language and dialect problems have very little if any possibility of ever being implemented. A viable solution for the sociolinguist may be possible somewhere between sweeping social revolution and passive submission to the status quo

Cultural diversity · Dilemma · Diversity (politics) · Epistemology · Ideal (ethics) · Linguistics · Morality · Political science · Social dilemma · Sociology · Status quo · Gender Studies in Language · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Law · Linguistic research and analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology