Inflammatory language: its linguistics and philosophy

Auteur :
Stojnić, Una / Lepore, Ernie
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198920434
Date de publication :
18 avr. 2025
Dimensions :
22,0 x 14,5 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
360 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Inflammatory Language investigates slurs, epithets that derogate purely on the basis of group-membership. Una Stojnić and Ernie Lepore argue, against prevailng views, that the distinctive pejorative effect of slurs is constituted by associations attached to and triggered by their articulatory form.