4. Social Origins of the Vocabulary

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Acknowledgments VII
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Nicknames for Ethnic Groups 7
6. 2. Terms of Abuse as Chronicles of Intergroup Conflict 23
7. 3. The Historical Lexicon of Ethnic Epithets 39
8. 4. Social Origins of the Vocabulary 75
9. 5. Terms for Marginal Persons and Groups 97
10. Appendix A: Excluded Classes of Related Nicknames 135
11. Appendix B: Annotations 139
12. References 143
13. Index 157