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A
critical vocabulary is a formal
Terminology related to one or more branches of
Critical theory. Although it may be considered a type of
Jargon, it is predominantly used by
academics and is not
Slang. The word
Critical, as used in the term
critical vocabulary, takes on two
meanings: "of essential importance" and "of or pertaining to critics or criticism." Thus, the vocabulary is of essential importance to the critical theory that employs it and is used by that critical theory in order to produce
Criticism.
Usage
Unlike the term
jargon, the term
critical vocabulary is seldom used as a
Collective noun. It is typically preceded by the
definite or
Indefinite article. When speaking about more than one critical theory, it is used in the plural (i.e. "the critical vocabularies of postmodern studies").
Criticism
Several people have criticized critical vocabularies as tools of alienation or obfuscation.
[1] [2] Also there have been assertions that the relatively recent proliferation of critical vocabularies has resulted in redundancy of both terms and ideas.
[3] See the Pitfalls section under
Jargon.
See also
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