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Authors: Eleonora Esposito
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Abstract

When we claim to have been injured by language, what kind of claim do we make?We ascribe an agency to language, a power to injure, and position ourselves as the objects of its injurious trajectory

Fields of Study & Subjects

Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Language Discourse Communication Strategies Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Estudios Ingleses de la Universidad Complutense
Volume
34
Pages
e107628–e107628
Publication date
23 February 2026
Language
EN