LINGUISTIC PROFILING

linguistic profiling, prejudice, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status

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This article addresses dialectical theory and established practice in sociolinguistics, specifically the study of linguistic biases based on spoken or written language. The article also presents the idea of "linguistic profiling" as an audio alternative to "racial profiling" in images. Also, possible safeguards against language profiling, such as legislative safeguards and educational campaigns, are reviewed and analyzed in this article.