Offensive Language: Taboo, Offence and Social Control

by Jim O’Driscoll

Book Overview

Why do people take offence at things that are said? What is it exactly about an offending utterance which causes this negative reaction? How well motivated is the response to the offence?

Offensive Language addresses these questions by applying an array of concepts from linguistic pragmatics and sociolinguistics to a wide range of examples, from TV to Twitter and from Mel Gibson to Donald Trump. Establishing a sharp distinction between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350193321
• ISBN13: 9781350193321
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"