Signaling Without Saying The Semantics and Pragmatics of Dogwhistles |
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| Author:
| Henderson, Robert
McCready, Elin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-888634-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2024 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $161.95 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the phenomenon of dogwhistles, whereby language is used to send one message to an out-group while at the same time sending a second-often taboo, controversial, or inflammatory-message to an in-group. The authors use a game-theoretical approach to social meaning to identify and model two kinds of dogwhistle meaning.
This book explores the phenomenon of dogwhistles, whereby language is used to send one message to an out-group while at the same time sending a second-often taboo, controversial, or inflammatory-message to an in-group. The authors use a game-theoretical approach to social meaning to identify and model two kinds of dogwhistle meaning.