Unmentionables: Some Remarks on Taboo
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: ta...
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Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Organon F |
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| Online Access: | https://www.sav.sk/journals/uploads/09211822orgf.2021.28312.pdf |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1335-0668 2585-7150 |