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1 de fev. de 2017 · The use of obscene or taboo language - or swearing, as it's more commonly known - is often seen as a sign that the speaker lacks vocabulary, cannot express themselves in a less offensive way, or even lacks intelligence. Studies have shown, however, that swearing may in fact display a more, rather than less, intelligent use of language.
14 de jul. de 2016 · Offensive language can also have an effect on those who use it. In one Italian study , differing impacts on attitudes towards gay people were examined based on whether they heard them described as ...
1 de jun. de 2020 · The first article in our Questions About Language series challenges the popular view that swearing is a sign of verbal deficiency, and that people resort to cuss words when they have no others at their disposal. And yet, comments author Kate Burridge, there is no research that suggests this link, and nothing to support the branding of swearers ...
Profanity involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or conversational intimacy. In many formal or polite social situations, it is considered impolite ...
5 de abr. de 2016 · Behavior. When words fail us, we curse. At least this is what the “poverty-of-vocabulary” (POV) hypothesis would have us believe. On this account, swearing is the “ sign of a weak vocabulary ...
19 de fev. de 2018 · These findings as well as this study’s results are important in understanding how a person presents himself or herself and how the language one uses affects how others perceive someone. Harsher language, such as profanity, may lead to lower impressions because, not only is it unexpected, it is also not pleasant. People react to that language.
14 de jun. de 2023 · Simply put, swearing is taboo language: particular words that certain people deem unacceptable in specific settings within a given culture. “The words that come to fill that role come from certain places in the human experience,” says Benjamin Bergen, a linguist and cognitive scientist at the University of California, San Diego, and author of What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our ...
