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The Language of Gaslighting
While gaslighting as a term originated in the psychological literature, its definitions tend to related to the affect of gaslighting not necessarily what gaslighting actually it. As a Linguist, I have set out to study the language that makes up what victims perceive as gaslighting.
Click below to watch “Investigating the Language of Gaslighting” presented to the Linguistics department at the University of Michigan in 2021.
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Linguistic Definition
“A form of (un)conscious psychological manipulation mediated through language by a person perceived higher power that has the effect of invalidating or denying the interlocutors’ reality or lived experience with the impact of discrediting them within a micro or macro context.”
– Tracy Conner, PhD CCC-SLP
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tracy.conner@northwestern.edu
(847) 467-2760
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