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Title What the f : what swearing reveals about our language, our brains, and ourselves / Benjamin K. Bergen.
Author Bergen, Benjamin K, author.
Publication Info. New York : Basic Books, [2016]
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 Alafaya  401.9 BER    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  401.9 BER    Check Shelves
Description vii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-256) and index.
Subject Obscene words -- Psychological aspects.
Swearing -- Psychological aspects.
Blessing and cursing -- Psychological aspects.
Languages, Modern -- Obscene words -- Psychological aspects.
Psychoanalytic interpretation.
Psycholinguistics.
ISBN 9780465060917 (hardback) : $27.99
0465060919 (hardback)