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 / [electronic resource] : by Timothy Jay. - Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1992. - 273 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-272) and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9789027274052 (electronic bk.)




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.


Electronic books.

PE3724.O3 / J38 1992

401/.9/0973