Cursing in America : a psycholinguistic study of dirty language in the courts, in the movies, in the schoolyards, and on the streets /

Jay, Timothy,

Cursing in America : a psycholinguistic study of dirty language in the courts, in the movies, in the schoolyards, and on the streets / by Timothy Jay. - Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Company, (c)1992. - 273 pages ; 23 cm.





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English language--Obscene words--Psychological aspects--United States.
Blessing and cursing--Psychological aspects--United States.
Words, Obscene--Psychological aspects--United States.
English language--Obscene words.--United States
Americanisms.

PE3724 / .C877 1992 PE3724