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IDENTITY FIRST LANGUAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
DEF

The written or verbal means of expression that communicates the identity of a person by putting emphasis on an impairment, disease, state or disorder being integral to the person's identity.

OBS

Expressions such as "disabled person," "autistic person," "blind person" and "deaf person" are examples of identity-first language.

Key term(s)
  • identity first language

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
DEF

Moyen d'expression écrit ou verbal qui permet de communiquer l'identité d'une personne de manière à souligner que sa déficience, sa maladie, son état ou son trouble fait partie intégrante de son identité.

OBS

Les expressions «personne handicapée», «personne autiste», «personne aveugle» et «personne sourde» sont des exemples de ce qui constitue le langage centré sur l'identité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lingüística
  • Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
CONT

El lenguaje centrado en la identidad utiliza frases como "persona diabética" o "persona discapacitada".

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