Log in to save to my catalogue

What kind of a mistake is it to use a slur?

What kind of a mistake is it to use a slur?

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_citationtrail_10_1007_s11098_014_0338_4

What kind of a mistake is it to use a slur?

About this item

Full title

What kind of a mistake is it to use a slur?

Author / Creator

Publisher

Dordrecht: Springer

Journal title

Philosophical studies, 2015-04, Vol.172 (4), p.1079-1104

Language

English

Formats

Publication information

Publisher

Dordrecht: Springer

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

What accounts for the offensive character of pejoratives and slurs, words like 'kike' and 'nigger'? Is it due to a semantic feature of the words or to a pragmatic feature of their use? Is it due to a violation of a group's desires to not be called by certain terms? Is it due to a violation of etiquette? According to one kind of view, pejoratives an...

Alternative Titles

Full title

What kind of a mistake is it to use a slur?

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

TN_cdi_crossref_citationtrail_10_1007_s11098_014_0338_4

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_citationtrail_10_1007_s11098_014_0338_4

Other Identifiers

ISSN

0031-8116

E-ISSN

1573-0883

DOI

10.1007/s11098-014-0338-4

How to access this item