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An Indexical Theory of Racial Pejoratives [PDF]
, 2019 This paper defends a novel truth-conditional theory of racial pejoratives that is distinctive by locating an indexical component in their content. The paper reviews rival theories (which are divided into three main approaches: semantic, pragmatic and ...
Michael Scott +3 more
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Slur Creation, Bigotry Formation: the Power of Expressivism
Phenomenology and Mind, 2017 Theories of slurs aim to explain how – via semantics, pragmatics, or other mechanisms – speakers who use slurs convey that targets are inferior persons. I present two novel problems. The Slur Creation Problem: How do terms come to be slurs? An expression
Robin Jeshion
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Phenomenology and Mind, 2017 We present the results of an experimental study that aims at establishing whether the offensive component of slurs exhibits nondisplaceability (Potts 2007).
Francesca Panzeri, Simone Carrus
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The crime of insult: Legal regulation and language analysis of insult in court judgments [PDF]
CM. Communication and Media, 2022 The importance of criminal law protection of honor and reputation and imprecise legal conceptual determination of insult, as a basic and general criminal offense against honor and reputation, pointed to the need to determine in theory and court practice ...
Ranđelović Višnja, Spasić Jelena
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‘Boghossian’s Blind Reasoning’, Conditionalization, and Thick Concepts. A Functional Model
Ethics in Progress, 2012 Boghossian’s (2003) proposal to conditionalize concepts as a way to secure their legitimacy in disputable cases applies well, not just to pejoratives – on whose account Boghossian first proposed it – but also to thick ethical concepts.
Olga Ramírez
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The Direct Reference of Pejoratives in Hate Speech
, 2021 The use of language in hate speech is understandably offensive. Though words do not kill, they convey an alarming message that can harm the victim. To understand how words can harm, it is necessary to understand the nature of the meaning of pejoratives ...
Sirichan, Kanit
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Vivre avec handicap à Kinshasa. Points de vue des personnes en situation de handicap [PDF]
Mouvements et Enjeux Sociaux, 2023 A Kinshasa, l’image sociale des personnes en situation de handicap reste largement dégradante. Stigmatisées et traitées généralement des marginales mendiantes, elles sont reléguées au rang des humains les moins considérés dans la représentation ...
Willy MBALANDA LAWUNDA +1 more
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Antimongoloid as a pejorative term [PDF]
Croatian Medical Journal, 2014 To the Editor: As someone with an interest in case reports (1-3), I read your editorial regarding the comeback of the case report with great interest (4). The three case reports that you published (5-7) are a great read. The case report by Nosan et al (6) mentions an “antimongoloid palpebral slant,” which is a term with pejorative connotations (8,9). A
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Pejoratives and Testimonial Injustice: Precis [PDF]
, 2017 Testimonial injustice is a hot topic in social epistemology. My own work is concerned with pejoratives (in particular, gender pejoratives for women), so in this paper I wish to connect them with such injustice.
Perhat, Julija
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Stratagemic and Tactical Variation in Conflictogenic Network Discourse: Glocalization of Value Space [PDF]
Актуальные проблемы филологии и педагогической лингвистикиThis article offers an examination of the use of conflictogenic communication tactics as well as the situational determination of their implementation in comments posted in social networks in the Republic of Dagestan (Russia) and in the Stavropol Region (
Evgeniy A. Avdeev +2 more
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