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- Title
CHAPTER 10: How Pejorative Language Encourages Physical Violence.
- Authors
Gay, William
- Abstract
The article offers information on the dangers of using pejorative language, which can lead to increased polarity and encourage physical violence. Topics discussed include the use of negative associations such as "invaders" for immigrants and "super predators" for juvenile offenders; leading to harsh responses and social injustices; and historical instances like Nazi characterizations and Hutu references during the Rwandan genocide.
- Subjects
PEJORATION (Linguistics); POLARITY (Linguistics); VIOLENCE; HUTU (African people); RWANDAN Genocide, 1994; NAZIS
- Publication
Value Inquiry Book Series, 2023, Vol 386, p217
- ISSN
0929-8436
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1163/9789004541573_012