Daily Quiz: How Words Shape Identity and Power
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- The Hindu launches a daily quiz that asks readers to connect specific lexicons with life‑impacting scenarios,
- Linguists argue that the choice of terminology can frame public discourse and influence policy decisions, reinforcing certain power hierarchies.
- Sociologists add that naming practices affect social inclusion, marginalisation, and even economic mobility, highlighting the geopolitical weight of language.
Why it matters: Words wield power; they can reinforce or dismantle global hierarchies in a single phrase.
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