Why We Curse: A Neuro-psycho-social Theory of Speech By Timothy Jay

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Why We Curse: A Neuro-psycho-social Theory of Speech By Timothy Jay

Overview: Psychiatrists, linguists and neurologists currently have no coherent theory for why we curse and why we choose the words we do when we curse. This text gathers information about cursing from different disciplines and unites them to explain the factors that underlie this phenomenon.