linguistic profiling
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- noun
- /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk ˈproʊfaɪlɪŋ/
- Offensive
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perfilación lingüística
- The landlord was accused of linguistic profiling after rejecting applicants based on their accents.
Examples
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Linguistic profiling can lead to unfair decisions in job recruitment based on how a candidate speaks.
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Policies have been proposed to prevent linguistic profiling in housing and employment decisions.
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Researchers study linguistic profiling to understand how language can influence social bias.
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Many people believe that linguistic profiling is a form of discrimination.
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The police were accused of linguistic profiling during the investigation.
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Many people are unaware that linguistic profiling can affect their chances of getting a loan.
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The study discussed how linguistic profiling reinforces stereotypes about social class and ethnicity.
How Discriminatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'linguistic' (pertaining to language) modifies 'profiling' (analyzing or grouping), so a learner can infer it means profiling based on language or speech characteristics. This X+profiling pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably deduce the MWE's sense.
Etymology
Linguistic profiling comes from the idea of making a quick 'profile' from someone's speech: linguistic means 'language' and profiling means guessing who someone is by how they talk. So, it means 'judging' a person's race, religion, or social group from their way of speaking.