Abstract
This paper aims to advance an analysis of the semantic status of the ethnic epithet "crucco" (lit. "kraut") that manages to explain the relationship between the denotation and connotation of such a term. A solution based on the speech-act theory is offered. It is claimed that a speaker, when using an ethnic or racial epithet, performs two different speech-acts, one of which is always an expressive one, according to Searle’s terminology.
| Titolo tradotto del contributo | What do we do when we say crucco |
|---|---|
| Lingua originale | Italian |
| pagine (da-a) | 109-113 |
| Numero di pagine | 5 |
| Rivista | NUOVA SECONDARIA |
| Volume | XXXI |
| Numero di pubblicazione | 3 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2013 |
Keywords
- atti espressivi
- atti linguistici
- connotation
- connotazione
- denotation
- denotazione
- epiteti etnici
- ethnic epithets
- expressive acts
- slurs
- speech acts