This correction was a "linguistic micro-aggression", according to the students—"a perceived grammatical choice that in actuality reflects ideologies"—who staged a sit-in to make their case.
Yet it is impossible to imagine a political terrorist act that is free of personal motives or domestic implications, just as it's impossible to imagine a domestic crime that doesn't reflect ideology.
Contemporary research on political language offers ample evidence that metaphor is ubiquitous in political discourse where it plays a key role in defining issues, setting agendas, reflecting ideologies, and shaping public opinion (Chilton 1996, 2004; Lakoff 2001, 2004, 2008; Charteris-Black 2004, 2005; Lu and Ahrens 2008, inter alias).
We say that a candidate is politically balancedwhen his/her ideology reflects the ideological composition of parliament.
The Republican Party reflects the ideology of movement conservatism, while the Democratic Party is a balance between progressives and moderates.
The coalition budget reflects Conservative Party ideology, which asserts that as the government withdraws money from the economy, private businesses and consumers will step in to replace it.
His work reflects the ideology that prevailed in the 1950's and 60's, when the Museum of Modern Art was the supreme arbiter of urbane taste.
And major shifts are common, for the NSC reflects the ideology and management style of the White House far more than other agencies do.Mr Rothkopf may be a Democrat, but he is bipartisan when it comes to rating the quality of America's national security co-ordination.
The new emerging trend (the 'deconstructed virus' vector strategy) reflects an ideology that recognises the inherent limitations of the viral process.
Horowitz notes that while the depiction of women in the film accurately reflects Nazi ideology, the low status of women and the link between violence and sexuality is not explored further.
