Original
Who Should Be the Master of My Words? On Political Authority and Linguistic Justice
Abstract
Most scholars working on linguistic justice within political theory deal with questions of distributive justice but not with the question as to who should have the authority to decide over linguistic rules. However, the distribution of linguistic authority in a given community is a relevant issue. This is so because some distributions of linguistic authority might situate some (minority) groups at the mercy of other (majority) groups. Accordingly, this article addresses three problems associated with language and the authority question: linguistic domination, the lack of interpretative power, and alienation. My fundamental argument is that none of them can be addressed without including the authority question into the equation. In particular, the article explores the relationship between mainstream theories of linguistic justice and these three normative evils. I show how these theories have difficulties addressing these phenomena and why including the authority dimension is a necessary move.
中文
谁应成为我语言的主人？论政治权威与语言正义
摘要
政治理论中研究语言正义的大多数学者处理的是分配正义问题，而不是谁应拥有决定语言规则的权威这一问题。然而，特定共同体中语言权威的分配是一个重要问题。这是因为，某些语言权威分配可能使一些（少数）群体受另一些（多数）群体的摆布。据此，本文讨论与语言和权威问题相关的三个问题：语言支配、解释权力的缺乏以及异化。我的基本论点是，若不将权威问题纳入考量，这三个问题都无法得到解决。具体而言，本文探讨主流语言正义理论与这三种规范性恶之间的关系。我表明这些理论何以难以应对这些现象，以及为何纳入权威维度是必要之举。
关键词
语言正义、政治权威、语言支配、解释性权力、异化、少数群体权利、分配正义