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Bloomsbury Academic Offensive Language: Taboo, Offence and Social Control

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About the Author Jim O’Driscoll is Senior Lecturer in English Language & Linguistics at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Product Description Why do people take offence at things that are said? What is it exactly about an offending utterance which causes this negative reaction? How well motivated is the response to the offence? Offensive Language addresses these questions by applying an array of concepts from linguistic pragmatics and sociolinguistics to a wide range of examples, from TV to Twitter and from Mel Gibson to Donald Trump. Establishing a sharp distinction between potential offence and actual offence, Jim O'Driscoll then examines a series of case studies where offence has been caused, assessing the nature and degree of both the offence and the documented response to it. Through close linguistic analysis, this book explores the fine line between free speech and criminal activity, searching for a principled way to distinguish the merely embarrassing from the reprehensible and the censurable. In this way, a new approach to offensive language emerges, involving both how we study it and how it might be handled in public life. Review "O'Driscoll both synthesizes and opens up the multi-disciplinary topic of offensive language. Thought-provoking and deep yet written in an engaging style, this is a book you will remember long after you have finished reading it." --Jonathan Culpeper, Professor of English Language and Linguistics, Lancaster University, UK"In this timely volume, Jim O'Driscoll offers us a lucidly written, fascinating and thought-provoking trip into the various shades of offensive language. Based on theoretical depth and the analysis of riveting empirical data, the book is must-read for all those interested in impoliteness and its central concept of offence." --Maria Sifianou, Professor Emerita, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece"It is only human to sometimes take offence in our interactions with others. But in recent years the causing and taking of offence has become an increasing fixture of public life. In this volume, Jim O'Driscoll undertakes the first extended study of offence and provides a systematic basis for distinguishing between potential and actual offence. It is a must read for anyone interested in the role language plays in both interpersonal and public life." --Michael Haugh, Professor of Linguistics, The University of Queensland, Australia"Offensive Language presents a thorough analysis of intriguingly complex phenomena in a readable way. Embedded within the contemporary context of the criminalisation of offensive wordings, it offers a wealth of striking examples illustrating theoretical issues, methodological questions and terminological distinctions. Highly recommended reading for linguists and the lay public." --Anne-Marie Simon-Vandenbergen, Emeritus Professor English Linguistics, Ghent University, Belgium

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Brand: Bloomsbury Academic
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1350169676
Category: Books > Subjects > Reference > Words, Language & Grammar
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Release Date: 12 November 2020
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