Format:
1 online resource (229 pages)
ISBN:
9781793614377
Series Statement:
Philosophy of Language: Connections and Perspectives
Content:
This book provides analysis of the expressive aspects of slur-words and their impact in practices of linguistic communication usually related to the discrimination or segregation of certain human groups.
Content:
Cover -- Slurs and Expressivity -- Series -- Slurs and Expressivity: Semantics and Beyond -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Dualism and Monism in the Study of Slurs and Beyond -- 2. A Brief Summary of the Book -- Notes -- Bibliographical References -- Chapter 2 -- On the Locus of Expressivity -- 2. Implementation: Expressivity as a PF Property -- 3. The Argument from Ellipsis -- 4. Slurs -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliographical References -- Chapter 3 -- The Discursive Dimension of Slurs -- 2. The Theoretical Framework -- 3. A Semantic-Pragmatic Proposal -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliographical References -- Chapter 4 -- A Bidimensional Account of Slurs -- 2. Slurs and Scoping Out -- 3. A Use-Conditional Semantics for Slurs -- 4. Slurs and Scoping Out in Rioplatense Spanish -- 5. The Semantics of Embedded Questions -- 6. De Se u-Propositional Content -- 7. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliographical References -- Chapter 5 -- Expressives and the Theory of Bias -- 1. An Outline of TB -- 2. Some Standard Expressive Sentences -- 3. Settled Expressive Sentences -- 4. (Seeming) Expressive Contradictions -- 5. TB's Predictive Power -- 6. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliographical References -- Chapter 6 -- Taboo -- 1. The State of the Art: An Opinionated Summary -- 2. Representationalism -- 3. Taboo: The Case of Coarseness -- 4. Slurs and Taboo -- 5. Conclusion: The Meaning of Forms -- Notes -- Bibliographical References -- Chapter 7 -- Slurs -- 1. Type-Expressivism and Token-Expressivism -- 2. Expressing Hate: Pejoratives -- 3. Slurs and Moral Terms -- 4. Non-Expressive Slur Uses -- 5. Non-Discriminatory Slur Uses -- 6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliographical References -- Chapter 8.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781793614360
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Slurs and expressivity Lanham : Lexington Books, 2021 ISBN 9781793614360
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
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