[HTML][HTML] The power of swearing: What we know and what we don't

K Stapleton, KB Fägersten, R Stephens, C Loveday - Lingua, 2022 - Elsevier
Swearing produces effects that are not observed with other forms of language use. Thus,
swearing is powerful. It generates a range of distinctive outcomes: physiological, cognitive …

From physical aggression to verbal behavior: Language evolution and self-domestication feedback loop

L Progovac, A Benítez-Burraco - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
We propose that human self-domestication favored the emergence of a less aggressive
phenotype in our species, more precisely phenotype prone to replace (reactive) physical …

[BOOK][B] The Oxford handbook of taboo words and language

K Allan - 2018 - books.google.com
This volume brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to define and describe
tabooed words and language and to investigate the reasons and beliefs behind them. In …

Engineering concepts by engineering social norms: Solving the implementation challenge

C Nimtz - Inquiry, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The classic programme of conceptual engineering (Cappelen, Herman. 2018. Fixing
Language: An Essay on Conceptual Engineering. Oxford: Oxford University Press; Eklund …

Language evolution: examining the link between cross-modality and aggression through the lens of disorders

A Benítez-Burraco, L Progovac - … Transactions of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We demonstrate how two linguistic phenomena, figurative language (implicating cross-
modality) and derogatory language (implicating aggression), both demand a precise degree …

Language choice matters: When profanity affects how people are judged

M DeFrank, P Kahlbaugh - Journal of Language and Social …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Swearing is prevalent in our society, but the influence of such language choices on
judgments of others is not well understood. This study examines how the composition of …

On the use of profane language in psychotherapy and counseling: A brief summary of studies over the last six decades

IL Williams, M Uebel - European Journal of Psychotherapy & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In this overview, the existing research on swearing, cussing, and cursing over the last six
decades is surveyed in the context of mental health therapy and counselling-related …

The role of communication channel in the emergence of novel communication systems in experimental semiotics

M Pleyer, AD Delliponti, S Kuleshova… - Introducing …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Experimental semiotics (ES), the study of “novel forms of communication which people
develop when they cannot use pre-established communication”(Galantucci et al., 2012), has …

[BOOK][B] Foundations of familiar language: Formulaic expressions, lexical bundles, and collocations at work and play

D Sidtis - 2021 - books.google.com
A broad overview of the many kinds of unitary expressions found in everyday verbal and
written communication, including their signature meaning, form, and usage, authored by a …

The role of early expressive uses of language in brain and language evolution

A Benítez-Burraco, L Progovac - Introducing Evolutionary …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter proposes an approach that models a gradual evolution of language which
provides a unitary view of different players involved in language evolution, including cross …