title: The role of reduced humanity in producing linguistic discrimination.
abstract: This article addresses the role of perceived (reduced) humanity and group membership of others in producing linguistic discrimination. Study 1 assessed the effects of these factors on a subtle measure of linguistic discrimination, namely, linguistic abstraction. Study 2 considered the explicit level of verbal abuse. Results highlighted that target's reduced humanity led to enhanced linguistic discrimination toward the target, while group membership moderated this effect in specific conditions. Overall, the evidence of this set of studies sheds light on the role of humanity and its interplay with social categorization on discrimination outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Italy flavia.albarello@unibo.it.
authors.forename: Flavia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Albarello
authors.affiliation: Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008037:Linguistics; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D063508:Social Discrimination; D012933:Social Identification; D012938:Social Perception; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: linguistic abstraction; linguistic discrimination; reduced humanity; verbal insults