Language Project

Grawlixes - A string of typographical symbols, especially "@#$%&!", used (especially in comic strips) to represent an obscenity or swear word

• Emphatic Swearing

  • Emotions matter more than proper social conduct

  • What the %u#k did you do to my car!

• Dysphemistic (dis-fa-mist-ek) Swearing

  • I WANT you to think about how awful this is

  • Those kids thew a bag of $%it at my door.

• Idiomatic Swearing

  • To show a casual atmosphere.

  • Today, I’m $h*# out of luck.

• Cathartic Swearing

  • Reaction to pain

  • *thumb gets slammed in car door* f@*&

• Abusive Swearing

  • Insult, humiliate, objectify, marginalize, disfavor

• Project Lesson Rational

  • Restorative Justice

  • Demystifying Taboo

  • Academic Study of Language

  • Emotional Intelligence

    • Abusive Swearing, How words hurt us and how they hurt others