Dehumanisation in language and thought
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6084530 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Stollznow (0000-0002-9870-115X) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 177-200 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Language and Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-2159 • E-ISSN: 1569-9862 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/jlp.7.2.o1sto |
| OpenAlex | W4247040596 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 15 |
Dehumanisation is a central tool of propaganda, war and oppression, but could it also be an everyday phenomenon? This paper attempts to demonstrate that dehumanisation is not invariably deviant behaviour, but often grounded in normal cognition. Dehumanisation is often defined as to make less human (Encarta) or to deprive of human character (Oxford English Dictionary). Are these adequate definitions? Is there evidence of polysemy, and a more salient sense? How can we explain the meaning and enactment of this process? This paper investigates the linguistic and behavioural representation of dehumanisation, with reference to modern and historical events. This semantic analysis considers aspects of pragmatics, semiotics, cognition and metaphor. The framework used in this examination is the Natural Semantic Metalanguage method of Reductive Paraphrase (Wierzbicka & Goddard 2002; Wierzbicka 1972
Cognition · Dehumanization · Epistemology · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Polysemy · Representation (politics · Semiotics · Sociology · Anthropology · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism · Philosophy
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Lyrics of Conflict
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Gay Clowns, Pigs and Traitors
On Pigs and People
A multi-actor perspective of humanised midwifery care excellence
Humanizing the Racialized Self
Opposition as “A Mould on the Fatherland
Failing to see what matters most
Torture laid bare
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |