In this paper I consider the phenomenon of evaluation reversal for two classes of evaluative terms that have received a great deal of attention in philosophy of language and linguistics: slurs and thick terms. I consider three approaches to analyze evaluation reversal: (i) lexical deflationist account, (ii) ambiguity account and (iii) echoic account. My purpose is mostly negative: my aim is to underline the shortcomings of these three strategies, in order to possibly pave the way for more suitable accounts.

Negative or Positive? Three Theories of Evaluation Reversal / Cepollaro, B. - In: CROATIAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY. - ISSN 1333-1108. - 18:54(2018), pp. 363-374.

Negative or Positive? Three Theories of Evaluation Reversal

Cepollaro B
2018-01-01

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In this paper I consider the phenomenon of evaluation reversal for two classes of evaluative terms that have received a great deal of attention in philosophy of language and linguistics: slurs and thick terms. I consider three approaches to analyze evaluation reversal: (i) lexical deflationist account, (ii) ambiguity account and (iii) echoic account. My purpose is mostly negative: my aim is to underline the shortcomings of these three strategies, in order to possibly pave the way for more suitable accounts.
2018
evaluation reversal; reclamation; ambiguity; polysemy
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