Publications

Publication details [#26910]

Jay, Timothy. 1992. Cursing in America: A psycholinguistic study of dirty langauge in the courts, in the movies, in the schoolyards and on the streets. John Benjamins. xii + 273 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
courtroom | cursing | film | gender | obscenity | school
Language as a subject
English, American

Annotation

This study explores the use of everyday obscene speech in America in different settings: streets, schools, courtrooms and films.

Reviewed by

Malone, Martin J. 1993. Review of $Cursing in America: A psycholinguistic study of dirty langauge in the courts, in the movies, in the schoolyards and on the streets.