Normative political theorists working in the field of linguistic justice generally believe that participation in democratic life in linguistically diverse societies requires a shared lingua franca (e.g., Patten 2009; Van Parijs 2011). Even when a shared lingua franca is present, however, there is likely to be a variety of ways in which people speak it, due to variations in accent, pitch, register, and lexicon. This paper examines the implications of intra-linguistic diversity for democracy and political representation. More specifically, by drawing on Andrew Rehfeld's (2010) work and on relevant sociolinguistics research, the paper argues that widespread unconscious linguistic prejudice constitutes a constraint on some citizens' right to run for political office that is incompatible with democratic equality. The argument is illustrated via a number of examples concerning Australian politicians.

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语言偏见和选举歧视：政治理论可以从社会语言学中学到什么？

研究语言正义领域的规范政治理论家普遍认为，参与语言多元化社会的民主生活需要共享的通用语言（例如，Patten 2009；Van Parijs 2011）。然而，即使存在共同的通用语言，由于口音、音调、语域和词汇的不同，人们的说话方式也可能多种多样。本文探讨了语言内部多样性对民主和政治代表性的影响。更具体地说，本文借鉴安德鲁·雷菲尔德（Andrew Rehfeld，2010）的著作和相关社会语言学研究，认为广泛存在的无意识语言偏见对某些公民竞选政治职位的权利构成了限制，这与民主平等是不相容的。通过一些有关澳大利亚政客的例子来说明这一论点。