#23(S2) clean – PROFANITY: TALKING TABOO with linguistics professor Darin Flynn
On swearing – Do you ever wonder why some people use profanity and others do not? Linguistics professor Darin Flynn leads us through a fascinating discussion on the taboo topic of swearing, including types of swear-words, how swear words change over time, personality types that are more likely to use profanity, and the risks associated with profanity. (Note this is the CLEAN version of this podcast episode. There is also an EXPLICIT version). References & Links Professor Darin Flynn * University of Calgary faculty page – https://www.ucalgary.ca/dflynn/ * “Shift Happens” interview – https://ucalgary.ca/dflynn/swearing * “White people should never rap the n-word: A linguist breaks it down“- https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/white-people-should-never-rap-the-n-word-a-linguist-breaks-it-down * “What the &*$%?: What qualifies as a “bad” word nowadays?” – http://www.calgaryherald.com/swerve/features/What+What+qualifies+word+nowadays/8873621/story.html Profanity Resources & References Books: * “What the F” by Benjamin Bergen – https://amzn.to/2LLwc9T * “The Stuff of Thought” by Steven Pinker – https://amzn.to/2JtBCF * “Why We Curse” by Timothy Jay – https://amzn.to/2LOtm3S * “Cursing in America” by Timothy Jay – https://amzn.to/2XEdWSb Articles & other: * Youtube video of two guys giving each other the finger – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOJ0HpVvAFE * George Carlin’s – 7 Words you can’t say on TV – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbZhpf3sQxQ * “Strong Language” blog – https://stronglang.wordpress.com/ * Jonathan Haidt TEDTalk– Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives (reactions to statue of David) – https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_on_the_moral_mind * Steven Pinker – https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/smarter-living/the-case-for-cursing.html * Linguist Taylor Jones – https://www.languagejones.com/recent-work * John McWhorter on Anti-racism as the new religion – https://www.thedailybeast.com/antiracism-our-flawed-new-religion and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGJbrLs_8_0 * Iain McGilchrist interviews – http://iainmcgilchrist.com/videos/ Talk About Talk * Weekly Email Blog – https://talkabouttalk.com/blog/#newsletter-signup * Andrea – Andrea@TalkAboutTalk.com Interview Transcript – Swearing