Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. I. Introduction to the Study of Cursing
4. Introduction to part I 1
5. 1. Tourette Syndrome and Coprolalia: The Need for a Theory 3
6. 2. Psycholinguistics and Cursing 9
7. 3. The Neuro-Psycho-Social (NPS) Theory of Cursing 19
8. 4. Postulates of the NPS Theory 25
9. II. Neurological Factors Underlying Cursing
10. Introduction to part II 31
11. 5. Propositional Speech, Nonpropositional Speech, and the Right Cerebral Hemisphere 33
12. 6. Emotional Speech and the Emotional Brain 45
13. 7. Anger and Verbal Aggression 55
14. 8. Coprolalia and Mental Disorders 63
15. 9. Neurological Control of Cursing 73
16. III. Psychological Factors Underlying Cursing
17. Introduction to part III 79
18. 10. Psychological Aspects of Cursing 81
19. 11. Language, Acquisition and Cognitive Growth 91
20. 12. Memory and Awareness of Cursing 99
21. 13. Personality, Religiosity, and Sexual Anxiety 107
22. 14. Speech Habits and Social Learning 115
23. 15. The Sexual Lexicon 123
24. 16. Syntax and Sematics 135
25. IV. Social and Cultural Factors Underlying Cursing
26. Introduction to part IV 145
27. 17. Pragmatics and Cultural Contexts 147
28. 18. Speaker Power 157
29. 19. Gender Identity 165
30. 20. Slang 173
31. 21. Humor Elicitation 181
32. 22. Religion, Taboo Speech, and Word Magic 189
33. 23. Scatology and the Language of Disgust 199
34. 24. Customary Restrictions: From Etiquette to Law 205
35. 25. Evolving Language Standards 215
36. 26. Tourette Syndrome: Cross-Cultural Comparisons 235
37. V. Why Do We Swear? Why Do We Choose the Words We Do?
38. Introduction to part V 243
39. 27. Social and Legal Issues Involving Cursing 247
40. 28. Ignorance, Misinformation, and Fallacies about Cursing 253
41. 29. Future of Cursing Research 269
42. Bibliography 277
43. Index 319