Why We Curse [[electronic resource] ] : A neuro-psycho-social theory of speech |
Autore | Jay Timothy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina | 401 |
Soggetto topico |
Blessing and cursing -- Psychological aspects
Invective -- Psychological aspects Threat (Psychology) Verbal behavior |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-16274-8
9786612162749 90-272-9848-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
WHY WE CURSE; Title page; LCC page; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; PART I. Introduction to the Study of Cursing; Chapter 1. Tourette Syndrome and Coprolalia: The Need for a Theory; Chapter 2. Psycholinguistics and Cursing; Chapter 3. The Neuro-Psycho-Social Theory of Cursing; Chapter 4. Postulates of the NPS Theory; PART II. Neurological Factors Underlying Cursing; Chapter 5. Propositional Speech, Nonpropositional Speech, and the Right Cerebral Hemisphere; Chapter 6. Emotional Speech and the Emotional Brain; Chapter 7. Anger and Verbal Aggression
Chapter 8. Coprolalia and Mental DisordersChapter 9. Neurological Control of Cursing; PART III. Psychological Factors Underlying Cursing; Chapter 10. Psychological Aspects of Cursing; Chapter 11. Language Acquisition and Cognitive Growth; Chapter 12. Memory and Awareness of Cursing; Chapter 13. Personality, Religiosity, and Sexual Anxiety; Chapter 14. Speech Habits and Social Learning; Chapter 15. The Sexual Lexicon; Chapter 16. Syntax and Semantics; PART I V. Social and Cultural Factors Underlying Cursing; Chapter 17. Pragmatics and Cultural Contexts; Chapter 18. Speaker Power Chapter 19. Gender IdentityChapter 20. Slang; Chapter 21. Humor Elicitation; Chapter 22. Religion, Taboo Speech, and Word Magic; Chapter 23. Scatology and The Language of Disgust; Chapter 24. Customary Restrictions: From Etiquette To Law; Chapter 25. Evolving Language Standards; Chapter 26. Tourette Syndrome: Cross-Cultural Comparisons; PART V. Why Do We Swear? Why Do We Choose The Words We Do?; Chapter 27. Social and Legal Issues Involving Cursing; Chapter 28. Ignorance, Misinformation, and Fallacies about Cursing; Chapter 29. Future of Cursing Research; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453873903321 |
Jay Timothy | ||
Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Why We Curse [[electronic resource] ] : A neuro-psycho-social theory of speech |
Autore | Jay Timothy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina | 401 |
Soggetto topico |
Blessing and cursing -- Psychological aspects
Invective -- Psychological aspects Threat (Psychology) Verbal behavior |
ISBN |
1-282-16274-8
9786612162749 90-272-9848-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
WHY WE CURSE; Title page; LCC page; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; PART I. Introduction to the Study of Cursing; Chapter 1. Tourette Syndrome and Coprolalia: The Need for a Theory; Chapter 2. Psycholinguistics and Cursing; Chapter 3. The Neuro-Psycho-Social Theory of Cursing; Chapter 4. Postulates of the NPS Theory; PART II. Neurological Factors Underlying Cursing; Chapter 5. Propositional Speech, Nonpropositional Speech, and the Right Cerebral Hemisphere; Chapter 6. Emotional Speech and the Emotional Brain; Chapter 7. Anger and Verbal Aggression
Chapter 8. Coprolalia and Mental DisordersChapter 9. Neurological Control of Cursing; PART III. Psychological Factors Underlying Cursing; Chapter 10. Psychological Aspects of Cursing; Chapter 11. Language Acquisition and Cognitive Growth; Chapter 12. Memory and Awareness of Cursing; Chapter 13. Personality, Religiosity, and Sexual Anxiety; Chapter 14. Speech Habits and Social Learning; Chapter 15. The Sexual Lexicon; Chapter 16. Syntax and Semantics; PART I V. Social and Cultural Factors Underlying Cursing; Chapter 17. Pragmatics and Cultural Contexts; Chapter 18. Speaker Power Chapter 19. Gender IdentityChapter 20. Slang; Chapter 21. Humor Elicitation; Chapter 22. Religion, Taboo Speech, and Word Magic; Chapter 23. Scatology and The Language of Disgust; Chapter 24. Customary Restrictions: From Etiquette To Law; Chapter 25. Evolving Language Standards; Chapter 26. Tourette Syndrome: Cross-Cultural Comparisons; PART V. Why Do We Swear? Why Do We Choose The Words We Do?; Chapter 27. Social and Legal Issues Involving Cursing; Chapter 28. Ignorance, Misinformation, and Fallacies about Cursing; Chapter 29. Future of Cursing Research; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782534603321 |
Jay Timothy | ||
Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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