In: Organon F, vol. 28, no. 3
Stefano Predelli
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Year, pages: 2021, 726 - 744
Language: eng
Keywords:
Taboo; non-truth-conditional meaning; derogation; coarseness; register; David Kaplan.
About article:
This paper discusses the phenomenon of linguistic taboo. It contrasts that phenomenon with the truth-conditional and non-truth- conditional dimensions of meaning, paying particular attention to slurs and coarseness. It then highlights the peculiarities of taboo and its meta-semantic repercussions: taboo is a meaning-related feature that is nevertheless directly associated with the tokening process. In the conclusion, it gestures to the role of taboo within a theory of linguistic action and the standard framework for conversational exchanges. On these results, I am going to end by looking at some of the harms that epistemic injustice inflicts upon its victims.
How to cite:
ISO 690:
Predelli, S. 2021. Unmentionables: Some Remarks on Taboo. In Organon F, vol. 28, no.3, pp. 726-744. 1335-0668. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/orgf.2021.28312
APA:
Predelli, S. (2021). Unmentionables: Some Remarks on Taboo. Organon F, 28(3), 726-744. 1335-0668. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/orgf.2021.28312
About edition:
Publisher: Filozofický ústav SAV, Filosofický ústav AVČR
Published: 30. 8. 2021
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC 4.0)