Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: This paper concerns the topic of slur reclamation.I start with presenting two seemingly opposing accounts of slur reclamation, Jeshion's (2020) Polysemy view and Bianchi's (2014) Echoic view.Then, using the data provided by linguists, I discuss the histories of the reclamation of the slur 'queer' and of the n-word, which bring me to presenting a view of reclamation that combines the Polysemy view and Echoic view.The Combined view of slur reclamation proposed in this paper postulates meaning change while fleshing out the pragmatic mechanisms necessary for it to occur.
Source: Organon F
Author: Zuzanna Jusińska
Institution: University of Warsaw
Language: English
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3202407592