Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language
Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language

Author: Emma Byrne

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2018-01-23

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1324000295

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"Entertaining and thought-provoking…Byrne’s enthusiasm for her esoteric subject is contagious, damn it." —Melissa Dahl, New York Times Book Review In this sparkling debut work of popular science, Emma Byrne examines the latest research to show how swearing can be good for you. She explores every angle of swearing—why we do it, how we do it, and what it tells us about ourselves. Packed with the results of unlikely and often hilarious scientific studies—from the “ice-bucket test” for coping with pain, to the connection between Tourette’s and swearing, to a chimpanzee that curses at her handler in sign language—Swearing Is Good for You presents a lighthearted but convincing case for the foulmouthed.

Bad Words or Bad People?
Bad Words or Bad People?

Author: Bishop E.H. Houston, Jr.

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2011-02-23

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 145673735X

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Are the words that people use bad or are the people that use the words bad? The answer is in this book, which graduates to answering deeper, more life-fulfilling questions like, "When you are born again of God, can you sin?" Every answer includes the precise scripture of where it is found in the King James Version of the Bible. The reader will find that every problem and every question in life can be solved and answered by knowing God's words and obeying Him.

The Stuff of Thought
The Stuff of Thought

Author: Steven Pinker

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-09-11

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 1101202602

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This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language from the author of Rationality, The Better Angels of Our Nature and The Sense of Style and Enlightenment Now. "Curious, inventive, fearless, naughty." --The New York Times Book Review Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books - including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate - have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today's most important popular science writers. In The Stuff of Thought, Pinker presents a fascinating look at how our words explain our nature. Considering scientific questions with examples from everyday life, The Stuff of Thought is a brilliantly crafted and highly readable work that will appeal to fans of everything from The Selfish Gene and Blink to Eats, Shoots & Leaves.

Spontaneous
Spontaneous

Author: Aaron Starmer

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0147517702

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Now a new motion picture starring Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, and Hayley Law! “Truly the smartest and funniest book about spontaneous combustion you will ever read.” –John Green, #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars Mara Carlyle’s senior year is going as normally as could be expected, until fellow senior Katelyn Ogden explodes during third period pre-calc. Katelyn is the first, but she won’t be the last teenager to blow up without warning or explanation. As the national eye turns to Mara’s suburban New Jersey hometown, the FBI rolls in and the search for a reason is on. Mara narrates the end of their world as she knows it while trying to make it to graduation in one piece. It’s an explosive year punctuated by romance, quarantine, lifelong friendship, hallucinogenic mushrooms, bloggers, ice cream trucks, and Bon Jovi. Aaron Starmer rewrites the rulebook with Spontaneous. But beneath the outrageous is a ridiculously funny, super honest, and truly moving exemplar of the absurd and raw truths of being a teenager in the 21st century . . . and the heartache of saying goodbye. “Wildly inventive.” –Entertainment Weekly “Must List” “A comically surreal novel that will blow your mind.” –People Magazine

The Seven Words You Can't Say on Television
The Seven Words You Can't Say on Television

Author: Steven Pinker

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2008-09-04

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13: 0141889837

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Why do so many swear words involve sex, bodily functions and religion? Why are some words rude and others aren't? Why can launching into expletives be so shocking - and sometimes so amusing? Steven Pinker takes us on a fascinating and funny journey through the world of profanities, taken from his bestselling The Stuff of Thought, to show us why we swear (whatever our language or culture), how taboos change and how we use obscenities in different ways. You'll discover that in Québecois French the expression 'Tabernacle' is outrageous, that the Middle Ages were littered with four-letter words, that 'scumbag' has a very unsavoury origin and that in a certain Aboriginal language every word is filthy when spoken in front of your mother-in-law. Covering everything from free speech to Tourette's, from pottymouthed celebrities to poetry, this book reveals what swearing tells us about how our minds work. (It's also a bloody good read).

Spin Sucks
Spin Sucks

Author: Gini Dietrich

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 078974886X

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Go beyond PR spin! Master better ways to communicate honestly and regain the trust of your customers and stakeholders with this book.

Swearing is Good for You
Swearing is Good for You

Author: Emma Byrne

Publisher: W. W. Norton

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781324000280

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An irreverent and impeccably researched defense of our dirtiest words.

Bad Words Or Bad People?
Bad Words Or Bad People?

Author: Bishop E. H. Houston Jr

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2011-02

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 1456737368

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Are the words that people use bad or are the people that use the words bad? The answer is in this book, which graduates to answering deeper, more life-fulfilling questions like, "When you are born again of God, can you sin?" Every answer includes the precise scripture of where it is found in the King James Version of the Bible. The reader will find that every problem and every question in life can be solved and answered by knowing God's words and obeying Him.

Elbert's Bad Word
Elbert's Bad Word

Author: Audrey Wood

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780152013677

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After shocking the elegant garden party by using a bad word, Elbert learns some acceptable substitutes from a helpful wizard.

Questions About Language
Questions About Language

Author: Laurie Bauer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-05-19

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1000043371

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Questions About Language sets out to answer, in a readable yet insightful format, a series of vital questions about language, some of which language specialists are regularly asked, and some of which are so surprising that only the specialists think about them. In this handy guide, sixteen language experts answer challenging questions about language, from What makes a language a language? to Do people swear because they don’t know enough words? Illustrating the complexity of human language, and the way in which we use it, the twelve chapters each end with a section on further reading for anyone interested in following up on the topic. Covering core questions about language, this is essential reading for both students new to language and linguistics and the interested general reader.