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Reappropriation

In linguistics, reappropriation, reclamation, or resignification is the cultural process by which a group reclaims words or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group. It is a specific form of a semantic change (i.e., change in a word's meaning). Linguistic reclamation can have wider implications in the fields of discourse and…

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Reappropriation

Nodes130
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Triples8
Avg. degree1.98
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Reappropriation → In, Reclaiming, Some, This

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term used reclaimed terms derogatory pejorative word reappropriated group reclamation members people name process originally words seen also still meaning

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Judith Butlerinstance ofhas also been stressed by scholars0.80text
Michel Foucaultinstance ofhas also been stressed by scholars0.80text
the latter who also referred to it as ainstance ofhas also been stressed by scholars0.80text
heavily distorted guitarsinstance ofHe took on the term.Shoegaze is a genre of music characterized by traits0.80text
Reappropriationrelated to CharacteristicsSome0.60section
Reappropriationrelated to CharacteristicsReclaiming0.60section
Reappropriationrelated to CharacteristicsThis0.60section
Reappropriationrelated to CharacteristicsIn0.60section

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