What the F : what swearing reveals about our language, our brains, and ourselves

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What the F : what swearing reveals about our language, our brains, and ourselves

Benjamin K. Bergen

Basic Books, 2018.4

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What the F : what swearing reveals about our language, our brains, and ourselves : with a new epilogue

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Includes bibliographical references (p.255-272) and index

First trade paperback edition

Contents of Works

  • Holy, fucking, shit, nigger
  • What makes a four-letter word?
  • One finger is worth a thousand words
  • The holy priest with the vulgar tongue
  • The day the Pope dropped the c-bomb
  • Fucking grammar
  • How cock lost its feathers
  • Little Samoan potty mouths
  • Fragile little minds
  • The $100,000 word
  • The paradox of profanity
  • Epilogue: What screwed the mooch?
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