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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">With Ken Lacy's permission, I'm forwarding his query below.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Replies can be sent to Ken <linguistboy@nyu.edu> or to me and I'll forward them on.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Rudi Gaudio</FONT>
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<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">From:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ken Nozaki Lacy</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sent:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Wednesday, January 26, 2005 4:27 PM</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">To:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">GALA-L@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Subject:</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ref needed: Commodification of Taboo Words?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">Hello</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">One of my students is interested in the nature of the re-appropriation </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">of taboo names (particularly in the commodification of taboo words </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">through the medium of capitalism en route to mainstreaming).</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">I know of a few studies of whiggas, etc, but wonder if there's </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">anything people know of out there that discusses the basic </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">commodification of taboo words itself (esp. as regards </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">this "capitalism" aspect)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">Cheers</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">-Ken Lacy</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Monaco">NYU Linguistics</FONT>
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