Code Words in Political Discourse

Philosophical Topics 45 (2):33-64 (2017)
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I argue that code words like “inner city” do not semantically encode hidden or implicit meanings, and offer an account of how they nonetheless manage to bring about the surprising effects discussed in Mendelberg 2001, White 2007, and Stanley 2015 (among others).

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Justin Khoo
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