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Lara Cowell

A Child's Garden of Curses - 0 views

www.mcla.edu/...Childrens_Cursing.pdf

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  • Lara Cowell on 01 May 14
     
    Psychologists Kristin Jay, of Marist College, and Timothy Jay, of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, examine profanity acquisition in children: specifically what vocabulary items/ phrases comprised their "taboo lexicon" at different ages, and the children's assessment of the Inappropriateness of those words, as compared with teen and adult viewpoints.
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Swearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claim | Mishal Husain ... - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...able-linguistics-experts-claim

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shared by liliblair24 on 27 Feb 24 - No Cached
  • liliblair24 on 27 Feb 24
     
    The author delves into the nuanced role of swear words, exploring how they can forge social bonds and emphasize points in conversations. However, how acceptable these words are varies based on how they are used, as there are a number of reasons one may swear.
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