Slurs, Interpellation, and Ideology.

The goal of this paper is to give an account of the pragmatic and social function of slurs, taken as speech acts. I develop a theory of the distinctive illocutionary force and pragmatic structure of slurs. I argue that slurs help to produce subjects who occupy social identities carved out by pernici...

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Published in:	Southern Journal of Philosophy Vol. 56; pp. 7 - 33
Main Author:	Kukla, Rebecca
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Sep2018 Supplement 1
Subjects:	Discriminatory language Speech pattern Ideology Group identity Thought & thinking
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