Why do we swear? Swearing in different cultures (1/4)

Jean Marc Dewaele Professor of Applied Linguistics and Communication, at the University of London discusses swearing in different cultures. For the uncensored video click here https://youtu.be/Ov2Hm9dutjU

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(Part 1 of 4)

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Transcript – http://podcast-admin.open.ac.uk/upload/files/3993_opinionpieces/transcript/41260_160112_344_st.pdf

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