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Bad Language

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

Bad Language

By University of Oslo/University of St Andrews) Cappelen Herman (Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin) Dever Josh (Professor of Philosophy

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When theorizing about language, we tend to assume that speakers are cooperative, honest, helpful, and so on. This, of course, isn't remotely true of a lot of real-world language use. Bad Language is the first textbook to explore non-idealized language use, the linguistic behaviour of those who exploit language for malign purposes. Two eminent philosophers of language present a lively and accessible introduction to a wide range of topics including lies andbullshit, slurs and insults, coercion and...Show more

Philosophy of language

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9780198839651

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Oxford University Press

Published year

2019

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