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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2022

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Natalia Knoblock
Edited by
Natalia Knoblock
Natalia Knoblock
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Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan
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Summary

This collection presents a new outlook on an old problem. Studies of impoliteness, verbal aggression, hate speech, and similar phenomena have been conducted for a significant time now. They can be considered developed research areas with well-established methods, models, and their own bodies of literature. Numerous studies are in print and in progress, diverse aspects are being investigated, and the body of research on language aggression is growing.

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The Grammar of Hate
Morphosyntactic Features of Hateful, Aggressive, and Dehumanizing Discourse
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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