Towards a cross-cultural pragmatic taxonomy of insults

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5812467
AutoresJosé Eugenio Borao Mateo, Francisco Yus (0000-0001-5276-3251)
Año2013
Volumen1
Número1
Páginas87-114
Fecha de publicación2013-06-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Language Aggression and Conflict (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2213-1272 • E-ISSN: 2213-1280
EditorialJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/jlac.1.1.05mat
OpenAlexW200515218
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas30

The aim of this paper is to explain the use of insults from a relevance-theoretic perspective. To that end, our analysis takes into consideration four variables that, we believe, play a major role in how insults are produced an interpreted: (a) the conventional or innovative nature of the insult; (b) the underlying intentionality (to offend, to praise or to establish/maintain social bonding; (c) the in/correct interpretation of the insult, and (d) the addressee's reaction or lack thereof. The combination of these variables generates a twenty four case taxonomy that can account for and describe the use of insults in any given (cross)-cultural context. The proposed taxonomy will be here described and exemplified

Insult · Intentionality · Praise · Relevance · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies