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Slurs and Register: A Case Study in Meaning Pluralism
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In: Robert J. Stainton (2019)
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Most theories of slurs fall into one of two families: those which understand slurring terms to involve special descriptive/informational content (however conveyed), and those which understand them to encode special emotive/expressive content. Our view is that both offer essential insights, but that part of what sets slurs apart is use-theoretic content. In particular, we urge that slurring words belong at the intersection of a number of categories in a sociolinguistic register taxonomy, one that usually includes [+slang] and [+vulgar] and always includes [-polite] and [+derogatory]. Thus, e.g., what distinguishes ‘Chinese’ from ‘chink’ is neither a peculiar sort of descriptive nor emotional content, but rather the fact that ‘chink’ is lexically marked as belonging to different registers than ‘Chinese’. It is, moreover, partly such facts which makes slurring ethically unacceptable.
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Discourse and Text Linguistics; Ethics and Political Philosophy; Philosophy of Language; Semantics and Pragmatics
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URL: https://works.bepress.com/robertstainton/140
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Introduction to Discourse, Structure and Linguistic Choice by T. Price Caldwell
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In: Robert J. Stainton (2018)
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Logical Form and the Vernacular Revisited
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In: Robert J. Stainton (2017)
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Contextualism in Epistemology and Relevance Theory
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In: Robert J. Stainton (2017)
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A Deranged Argument Against Public Languages
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In: Robert J. Stainton (2016)
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Introduction to Linguistic Content
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In: Robert J. Stainton (2015)
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Revisiting Pragmatic Abilities in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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In: Robert J. Stainton (2014)
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Revisiting Pragmatic Abilities in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Revisiting Pragmatic Abilities in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Revisiting Pragmatic Abilities in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Revisiting Pragmatic Abilities in Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Revisiting Pragmatics Abilities in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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La Psicología de la Justificación
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In: Robert J. Stainton (2013)
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Pragmatic Abilities in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Follow-Up Study
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