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Genre/Form: | Audiobooks collection Audiobooks |
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Material Type: | Audio book, etc. |
Document Type: | Sound Recording |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Emma Byrne; Henrietta Meire |
ISBN: | 9781681689920 1681689928 |
OCLC Number: | 1020796132 |
Notes: | Title from container. |
Performer(s): | Read by Henrietta Meire. |
Description: | 5 audio discs (5 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in. |
Contents: | Introduction: what the fuck is swearing? -- The bad language brain: neuroscience and swearing -- 'Fuck! that hurts': pain and swearing -- Tourette's syndrome, or why this chapter shouldn't be in this book -- Disciplinary offence: swearing in the workplace -- 'You damn dirty ape': (other) primates that swear -- No language for a lady: gender and swearing -- Schiesse, merde, cachau: swearing in other languages -- Conclusion. |
Responsibility: | Emma Byrne. |
Abstract:
An exploration of swearing reveals how it has been around since the earliest human communication and has been proven to have beneficial properties, from reducing physical pain and lowering anxiety to preventing physical violence and promoting cooperation.
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