The Words to Say It. Recounting Violence in the Judge’s Language

Starting from the premise that words constitute a fundamental key to accessing referents (Wittgenstein, Putnam, Fillmore, Lakoff Johnson) and determine their meanings and interpretations (De Mauro). The subject matter of the sentences under examination leads to addressing areas of language long confined to a sort of taboo, in which the ancient prejudice of the mutual estrangement between women and the public sphere (Irigaray, Izzo, Putnam) persists, prohibiting the juxtaposition of the realms of life and sexuality with the polis. In this aspect, one finds the deepest root of the discrimination between what language sees and codifies, and what it ignores, condemning it to the indistinct. The investigation has shown the presence of stereotypes and discriminatory attitudes that perpetuate a secondary victimization against the offended party.