Document Type
Honors Thesis
Abstract
This paper aims to define and understand the linguistic mechanisms behind incidents of suicide coercion. This is accomplished through case studies where there are sufficient records of the incidents that can give insight into the language the perpetrators used. Using well-established research on coercion in a general sense, this paper adjusts those ideas to specifically describe suicide coercion. To do this, quotes from each incident are broken down using speech-act theory to study the effect of the words on the listener, the perlocutionary acts of the perpetrator. This approach shows promising applications including legislating effective laws that target suicide coercion.
Publication Date
5-1-2022
Language
English
Faculty Mentor of Honors Project
Laurel Stvan
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Horton, Melissa Yvonne, "An Analysis of Suicide Coercion" (2022). 2022 Spring Honors Capstone Projects. 11.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/honors_spring2022/11