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Publication details [#11656]

Smith, Grant. 1997. School Team Names in Washington State. American Speech 72 (2) : 172–182. 11 pp.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

connotation vs. denotation | interethnic context | sports language

Language as a subject

English, American

Place, Publisher

The University of Alabama Press

ISBN

0003-1283

Annotation

A critique of ethnically and culturally charged athletic team names. These usually refer to violent animals, even after name changes. The author describes inconsistencies between team sports and predators and pleads for increased ethnic sensitivity in tune with aggression inhibitions.