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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 and bullshit, slurs and insults, coercion and silencing: Cappelen and ...

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Bad Language 2019, Oxford University Press, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780198839651

Paperback

Bad Language 2019, Oxford University Press, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780198839644

Hardcover