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5 Cards in this Set
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What makes a word offensive?
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particular word with particular meaning
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common sources of taboo
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sex
elimination religion social avoidance- moms, etc ethnicity |
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replacements by clinical words/euphemisms
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sex= copulation
shit= excrement etc |
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social convention constitutes...
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offensiveness
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language's social function
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way to show aggression without consequences of physical aggression
establish social IDs |
