Slurs and expressivity semantics and beyond / edited by Eleonora Orlando and Andrés Saab.
| Other author | Orlando, Eleonora. |
| Other author | Saab, André́s. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021] |
| Description | xii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Philosophy of language: connections and perspectives Philosophy of language: connections and perspectives. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Dualism and monism in the study of slurs and beyond / Eleonora Orlando and Andrés Saab -- On the locus of expressivity: deriving parallel meaning dimensions from architectural considerations / Andrés Saab -- The discursive dimension of slurs / Nicolás Lo Guercio -- A bidimensional account of slurs / Ramiro Caso -- Expressives and the theory of bias / Ludovic Soutif and Carlos Márquez -- Taboo: the case of slurs / Stefano Predelli -- Slurs: the amoralist and the expression of hate / Justina Díaz Legaspe -- On the moral import of using slurs / Eleonora Orlando -- Sudaca: slurs and typifying / Alfonso Losada. |
| Summary | Slurs and Expressivity: Semantics and Beyond, edited by Eleonora Orlando and Andres Saab,focuses on the analysis of the expressive aspects of slur-words, namely, those words prima facie related to the conveyance of contemptuous or derogatory feelings for the members of a certain group of people identified in terms of their ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, political ideology, and other personal qualities. In as far as they are used to express emotional attitudes, slurs are, thus, a kind of expressive words. This collection provides different hypotheses regarding the way in which the expressive import of slurs and other related expressive words is semantically encoded in the grammar, and how their meaning impacts other aspects related to their use in different practices of linguistic communication. These linguistic practices are usually, but not always, related to practices of segregation and discrimination of particular human groups. Therefore, any contribution to the theory of slur meaning is, directly or indirectly, also a contribution to a better understanding of those practices and to finding the best way to eradicate them. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781793614377 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020944998 |
| ISBN | 9781793614360 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1793614369 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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