Slurs and Expressivity

Semantics and Beyond
Herausgeber: Orlando, Eleonora; Saab, Andrés

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Philosophy of Language: Connections and Perspectives
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 529g
• ISBN-13: 9781793614360
• ISBN-10: 1793614369
• Artikelnr.: 59965369

Autorenporträt

Eleonora Orlando is associate professor at the Philosophy Department of the University of Buenos Aires and independent researcher at the IIF-SADAF-CONICET. Andrés Saab is associate researcher at the Argentine National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and associate professor at the University of Buenos Aires.

Inhaltsangabe

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