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Publication details [#66892]

Carnaghi, Andrea, Mauro Bianchi, Valentina Piccoli, Davide Zotti and Marta Stragà. 2019. On the Descriptive and Expressive Function of Derogatory Group Labels: An Experimental Test. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 38 (5,6) : 756–772.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
blaming | derogatory language | description | expressive function | insulting | prejudice | slurs
Place, Publisher
SAGE Publications
Journal WWW
www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

By employing a pseudoword paradigm, this study tested whether derogatory labels (e.g., pejorative labels addressing group members) differed from category labels and general slur in their descriptive (i.e., pointing to group membership) and expressive functions (i.e., perceived offensiveness and social acceptability).