Thesis (Ph. D.)--Auburn University. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-167).

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This thesis argues that Jerome’s polemics against Helvidius, Jovinian, and Vigilantius were tailored to boost Jerome’s status within the Christian community, and were carefully constructed pieces of abusive rhetoric, rather than the result of his famed curmudgeonly character. These treatises are studied in light of both the ancient rhetorical tradition within which Jerome was trained, and modern theories of abusive rhetoric. This thesis is demonstrated in six chapters. Chapter 1 demonstrates that past scholarship focused on ‘Jerome the man’, his self-invention, and his academic and spiritual qualities, without giving adequate attention to how Jerome used these qualities in his compositions. Chapter 2 focuses on ancient and modern theories of rhetoric in order to set out a methodology of abusive rhetoric that highlights Burkean identification. In addition, this chapter studies how rhetoric can define and challenge social hierarchies. Chapter 3 discusses Jerome’s awareness of social standing through discussion of his interactions with three of his contemporaries: Augustine, Rufinus, and Ambrose. It examines how Jerome altered his rhetoric to reflect his perception of the relative social status of his correspondents. Part 2 studies three of Jerome’s treatises in light of the conclusion of Part 1. Chapter 4 analyzes Jerome’s Adversus Helvidium, and argues that Jerome’s rhetoric serves to contrast himself with Helvidius, whose heretical, fame-seeking character illuminates Jerome as a humble and conservative Christian. It argues that Jerome’s rhetoric in this treatise aimed for episcopal authority. Chapter 5 studies Jerome’s Adversus Iovinianum and argues that the polemic sought to extend Jerome’s views on asceticism to a wider audience, and potentially secure favor for himself following his expulsion from Rome. He presents Jovinian as a deceptive sinner with a dissolute lifestyle, and himself as an authoritative savior. Although Jerome attempted to connect to the elite in the Christian community, his tract was a failure due to an inability to identify successfully with the audience on the topic of virginity. Finally, Chapter 6 discusses Jerome’s Contra Vigilantium. Jerome presents Vigilantius as a boorish Gallic innkeeper, in contrast to himself as an urbane, albeit snobbish, orthodox Christian. Jerome’s rhetoric carefully identifies himself with upper class Christians, as well as the Emperor, apostles, and martyrs, thereby claiming their agreement with his view of orthodoxy. In sum, I argue that Jerome’s rhetoric served to construct a polemical persona that he attempted to use to further his Christian career, and shape his own image. While this was not entirely successful in his own day, Jerome’s rhetoric did ultimately succeed in crafting an image of himself as an orthodox and authoritative father of the Church.

Thesis (doctoral)--Jāmiʻat Iskandarīyah, 1981. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-333).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 145-152).

Thesis (doctoral)--Jāmiʻat Iskandarīyah, 1981. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-333).

Thesis (M. A.)--University of Canterbury, 2009. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 42-48). Also available via the World Wide Web.

This dissertation examines the discomfort around the insult in different specialized languages, analyzing the relationship between insult, politics, and culture in the history of Colombia. When viewed as an element of discourse, the insult illuminates certain critical events and subjects in the history of the nation. The insult is understood in a wide variety of ways --as direct enunciation of offending words, as the imminent failure of communication, as the staged claim of being offended, or as verbal and performative tool for electoral purposes. This dissertation analyzes a heterogeneous corpus of political, historiographic, journalistic, religious, legal, literary, proselytizing, pamphleteering, and digital primary sources. It spans the period from the Independence crisis at the beginning of nineteenth century to the digital architecture that enables online comment sections of mass media site in the twenty-first century. Each chapter reflects on one or two specialized language that, according to certain individuals or events, develop mechanisms to relegate the insult, and, from them, strategies and tactics are detailed in terms of its exploitation, containment, control, revitalization, overflow, and even involuntary stimulus.

Le présent mémoire propose une enquête sur les délits injurieux présentés devant les cours de justice royale du comté de Provence au XIVe siècle. L'objectif de cette étude est de relever -quantitativement et qualificativement -la nature des comportements offensants afin de dégager les valeurs, les codes et l'éthique qui régissaient cette société. Dans ce dessein, nous avons mis à contribution un fond d'archive provençal, soit les comptes de clavaires de la viguerie de Draguignan où ont été notamment enregistrées des revenus de condamnation pour la période de 1327 à 1378. Le premier chapitre est subdivisé en deux parties, soit un bilan historiographique et un portrait de la source appréhendée. Dans un premier temps, nous exposons brièvement l'éventail des recherches portant sur l'injure en dressant notamment un portrait des tendances et perspectives de recherche ayant trait à cette problématique, et ce tant chez les linguistes, les sociologues, les ethnologues que les historiens. Le présent mémoire, en analysant à la fois le langage et la société dans laquelle fut proférée ou perpétrée l'injure, se situe ainsi au carrefour des approches interdisciplinaires. Nous concluons le présent chapitre en présentant ledit fond d'archive dans lequel furent enregistrés ces assauts. Le second chapitre est consacré à la présentation des résultats de notre dépouillement. Nous abordons notamment la nature des agressions enregistrées, le lieu et le décor de l'agression, le profil socio-économique des deux protagonistes pour finalement analyser la valeur du délit par le biais des amendes pécuniaires. Notre recensement sur l'injure dracénoise a ainsi révélé la présence de plusieurs attaques verbales, invectives, outrages, paroles diffamatoires et également des gestes inopportuns visant à porter ombrage à l'honneur de la victime. Une corrélation tend dès lors à se dessiner où les délits perpétrés dans un décorum particulier -soit devant de nombreux auditeurs ou en présence de magistrats -furent plus lourdement sanctionnés. Le troisième et dernier chapitre trace entre autres les pourtours de l'injure qui piquèrent au vif les Dracénois. Dans un premier temps, nous avons étudié les notices de condamnation avec l'intention d'analyser l'articulation des délits en examinant la terminologie et la lexicographie des condamnations injurieuses telles qu'elles furent consignées par les officiers de la justice. Notre catégorisation de l'injure dracénoise a par ailleurs révélé la place prépondérante qu'occupent les menaces et les injures sexuelles dans l'inventaire de condamnations recensées. Ces dernières données exposent dès lors le pire cauchemar des Dracénois, celui de la mise en doute de sa bonne foi et d'une aliénation de la renommée de son lignage. Les agressions injurieuses poussent ainsi les Dracénois à obtenir une reconnaissance publique des dommages causés à l'honneur des victimes car l'honneur - celui qui s'octroie par ses faits et gestes et par le regard de l'autre -est un «bien» à entretenir et à préserver en Provence au XIVe siècle; levant dès lors le voile sur l'univers des sociabilités et des relations interpersonnelles des Dracénois. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Moyen âge, Provence, Draguignan, Justice, Injure, Honneur.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of verbally aggressive messages on women's self-concepts within romantic relationships. Through a qualitative methodological approach, this study examined the effects of such messages in the role of control negotiation, effects on women's self-concepts, and effects on future communication patterns. Through one-on-one interviews, women who have previously been in verbally abusive relationships were given the opportunity to share their individual stories through a narrative analysis. In addition, the theories of Communication Theory of Identity and Relationship Scripts were applied to understand the relationship between the effects of the messages on attitudes, behaviors, sense of identity, and communication patterns of the participants.The results indicated negative effects on victims who have experienced verbally abusive relationships. The need for control exemplified by the male aggressors resulted in compliance by the participants. The participants also experienced lower self-esteem and change or loss of personal identity, which affected communication in subsequent romantic relationships. / Department of Speech Communication