Slurs and Expressivity - Semantics and Beyond

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.

List of contents

Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Chapter 1: Dualism and Monism in the Study of Slurs and Beyond
Eleonora Orlando and Andrés Saab
Chapter 2: On the Locus of Expressivity. Deriving Parallel Meaning Dimensions from Architectural Considerations
Andrés Saab
Chapter 3: The Discursive Dimension of Slurs
Nicolás Lo Guercio
Chapter 4: A Bidimensional Account of Slurs
Ramiro Caso
Chapter 5: Expressives and the Theory of Bias
Ludovic Soutif and Carlos Márquez
Chapter 6: Taboo: The Case of Slurs
Stefano Predelli
Chapter 7: Slurs, the Amoralist and the Expression of Hate
Justina Díaz Legaspe
Chapter 8: On the Moral Import of Using Slurs
Eleonora Orlando
Chapter 9: Sudaca. Slurs and Typifying
Alfonso Losada
About the Contributors

About the author

Edited by Eleonora Orlando and Andrés Saab - Contributions by Ramiro Caso; Justina Díaz Legaspe; Nicolás Lo Guercio; Alfonso Losada; Carlos Márquez; Eleonora Orlando; Stefano Predelli; Andrés Saab and Ludovic Soutif

Product details

• Authors: Eleonora Saab Orlando
• Assisted by: Eleonora Orlando (Editor), Andr Saab (Editor), Andres Saab (Editor), Andrés Saab (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781793614360
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-436-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Philosophy of Language: Connec; Philosophy of Language: Connections and Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophy of Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, PHILOSOPHY / Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc