Slurs and Thick Terms: When Language Encodes Values

By Bianca Cepollaro

What is the relation between language, communication, and values? In Slurs and Thick Terms, Bianca Cepollaro explores the ways in which certain pieces of evaluative language, such as slurs and so-called thick terms, not only reflect speakers' moral perspectives, but also contribute to promote the speaker's evaluative stance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793610525
• ISBN13: 9781793610522
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"