Essays about: "Amanda Jensen"

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  1. 1. Slurs and Meaning

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Amanda Jensen; [2020-05-25]
    Keywords : Slurs; Meaning; Slurs and Meaning;

    Abstract : This essay examines the semantics-pragmatics divide in some recent articles about slurs. The semantic accounts suggesting a hybrid semantic meaning as well as the accounts that wish to include the notion of linguistic competence in semantic meaning are examined and found to have trouble finding a theoretically elegant explanation of the meaning of slurs. READ MORE