The pragmatics of swearing

By Timothy B. Jay, Kristin Janschewitz. 2008

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Subfields: Artificial Intelligence, Communication, Language and Linguistics

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Annotators with Attitudes: How Annotator Beliefs And Identities Bias Toxic Language Detection (2021, background): “Given that vulgarity can be considered noncanonical or impolite language (Jay and Janschewitz, 2008; Sapolsky et al., 2010; DeFrank and Kahlbaugh, 2019), we hypothesize that annotators who score high on LINGPURISM, TRADITIONALISM, and who are more conservative will rate vulgar posts as more offensiv”
How to do things with slurs: Studies in the way of derogatory words (2013, background): “…and social distance among interlocutors is correlated with a greater use of sarcasm (Jorgensen, 1996; Kreuz et al., 1999), banter (Leech, 1983), teasing (Drew, 1987), mock impoliteness (Culpeper, 1996), swearing (Jay and Janschewitz, 2008), and insults (Labov, 1972b; Slugoski and Turnbull, 1988).”
The landscape of impoliteness research (2015, neutral): “…sex and bodily functions), together with its salient subtype swearing (also known as cussing ), has received relatively little focused attention in impoliteness studies (see Jay and Janschewitz 2008; Dynel 2012b; Christie 2013; see also short discussions in Bousfield 2010, and Culpeper 2010).”
Detecting Offensive Language in Social Media to Protect Adolescent Online Safety (2012, methodology): “While there is no universal definition of "offensive," in this study we employ Jay and Janschewitz’s [4] definition of offensive language as vulgar, pornographic, and hateful language.”
More than just a brain: emotions and the doctoral experience (2013, background): “Linguistic cues included the use of explicitly emotive language (‘I felt really irritated’; ‘it was humiliating’) and swearing since ‘[t]he main purpose of swearing is to express emotions, especially anger and frustration’ (Jay & Janschewitz, 2008, p. 267).”