{"product_id":"offensive-language-taboo-offence-and-social-control-9781350193321","title":"Offensive Language: Taboo, Offence and Social Control","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003ePeople take offense at things that are said because of the negative reaction that an offending utterance causes. Offensive Language examines the concepts of linguistic pragmatics and sociolinguistics to explore the fine line between potential offense and actual offense, and assesses the nature and degree of both the offense and the documented response to it. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 214 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 19 May 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do people take offense 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 offense? 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 offense and actual offense, Jim O Driscoll then examines a series of case studies where offense has been caused, assessing the nature and degree of both the offense 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do people take offense 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 offense? 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 offense and actual offense, Jim O Driscoll then examines a series of case studies where offense has been caused, assessing the nature and degree of both the offense 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 328g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 155 x 233 x 16 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781350193321\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr JimO'Driscoll","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44807083294970,"sku":"9781350193321","price":34.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1700825064121_book.jpg?v=1700901192","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/offensive-language-taboo-offence-and-social-control-9781350193321","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}