On the Offensive: Prejudice in Language Past and Present

Author:   Karen Stollznow (Griffith University, Queensland)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108791786


Pages:   322
Publication Date:   15 October 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Karen Stollznow (Griffith University, Queensland)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.420kg
ISBN:  

9781108791786


ISBN 10:   1108791786
Pages:   322
Publication Date:   15 October 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Introduction. You can't say anything these days; 1. I'm not a racist, but…; 2. Boys will be boys; 3. Not that there's anything wrong with that; 4. Don't be a Jew; 5. That's crazy; 6. Hit by the ugly stick; 7. God's waiting room; Conclusion. Walk a mile in someone's shoes.

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'I don't think there is any more difficult topic in present-day language study than the vocabulary of offence. Karen Stollznow has done us all a great service in bringing together the largest collection of usages I have ever seen, in all the main areas of linguistic prejudice, and treating them in an enlightened, informative, and sensitive manner. It will help anyone who has ever offended others or been offended by a use of language - which means all of us.' David Crystal, University of Wales, Bangor


'I don't think there is any more difficult topic in present-day language study than the vocabulary of offence. Karen Stollznow has done us all a great service in bringing together the largest collection of usages I have ever seen, in all the main areas of linguistic prejudice, and treating them in an enlightened, informative, and sensitive manner. It will help anyone who has ever offended others or been offended by a use of language - which means all of us.' David Crystal, University of Wales, Bangor 'I don't think there is any more difficult topic in present-day language study than the vocabulary of offence. Karen Stollznow has done us all a great service in bringing together the largest collection of usages I have ever seen, in all the main areas of linguistic prejudice, and treating them in an enlightened, informative, and sensitive manner. It will help anyone who has ever offended others or been offended by a use of language - which means all of us.' David Crystal, University of Wales, Bangor


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Karen Stollznow is an Australian-American linguist and author. She is a Researcher at the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research and was formerly a Research Associate at the University of California, Berkeley. Her books include Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic (2014), Would You Believe It? (2017) and God Bless America (2013). Karen is a host of the popular science podcast Monster Talk.

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