Slurs and Expressivity: Semantics and Beyond - Paperback

by Eleonora Orlando (Editor), Andrés Saab (Editor), Ramiro Caso (Contribution by)

This book provides analysis of the expressive aspects of slur-words and their impact in practices of linguistic communication usually related to the discrimination or segregation of certain human groups.

Author Biography

Eleonora Orlando is professor of philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires and researcher at the Argentine National Scientific and Technical Research Council. Andrés Saab is professor of linguistics at the University of Buenos Aires and researcher at the Argentine National Scientific and Technical Research Council.