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What are particularistic pejoratives?

Mind &Language, EarlyView.
Particularistic pejoratives (PPs) mock individuals based on their personal attributes yet lack a precise definition. This paper seeks to refine our understanding of PPs by examining their derogatory profiles across three dimensions: descriptiveness, intensity, and slurring potential.
Víctor Carranza‐Pinedo
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Evaluating Large Language Models' Ability Using a Psychiatric Screening Tool Based on Metaphor and Sarcasm Scenarios. [PDF]

J Intell
Yakura H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Silent Dogwhistles

Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Anna Klieber
wiley   +1 more source

As easy as cake or a piece of pie? Processing idiom variation and the contribution of individual cognitive differences. [PDF]

Mem Cognit
Carrol G, Segaert K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Black Love

Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Justin L. Clardy
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Metalinguistic Awareness in School-Aged Autistic Children: Insights from Grammatical Judgment. [PDF]

J Autism Dev Disord
Wolfer P, Baumeister F, Rudelli N, Corrigan G, Naigles LR, Durrleman S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

On the priority of salient meanings: Studies of literal and figurative language

Journal of Pragmatics, 1999
Abstract Instead of postulating the priority of literal meaning (see e.g., Grice, 1975; Searle, 1979), the present paper adduces evidence in support of the priority of salient meanings (for a similar view see Recanati, 1995). The salient meaning of a word or an expression is its lexicalized meaning, i.e., the meaning retrievable from the mental ...
Rachel Giora
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Literal and Figurative Language of God

Religious Studies, 1981
One of the most peculiar features of the belief in God is the accompanying claim that God is an indescribable mystery, an object of faith but never an object of knowledge. In certain contexts – in worship, for example – this claim undoubtedly serves a useful purpose; and so I do not want to dismiss the idea altogether.
John Whittaker
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On the Formal Distinction between Literal and Figurative Language

, 1999
The distinction between literal and figurative language (metonymies, metaphors, etc.) is often not made formally explicit, or, if formal criteria exist, insufficient. This poses problems for an adequate computational treatment of these phenomena. The basic criterion for delineating literal from figurative speech we propose is centered around the notion
Udo Hahn, Katja Markert
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