Slurs, Synonymy, and Taboo.
The 'prohibitionist' idea that slurs have the same linguistic properties as their neutral counterparts hasn't received much support in the literature. Here I offer a modified version of prohibitionism, according to which the taboo on using slurs is part of their conventional meaning. I conclude with...
| Publicado en: | Australasian Journal of Philosophy Vol. 101; no. 2; pp. 423 - 440 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2023
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| Sumario: | The 'prohibitionist' idea that slurs have the same linguistic properties as their neutral counterparts hasn't received much support in the literature. Here I offer a modified version of prohibitionism, according to which the taboo on using slurs is part of their conventional meaning. I conclude with explanations of the behaviour of slurs in embedded constructions. |
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