F26-22 A Short History of Swear Words
Class | FULL (Membership Required)
Profanity appears to be a universal aspect of language. How did taboo words develop and why? Why do we give weight to certain words about sex or bodily functions or the divine, and call them swears? How does profanity differ according to cultures? How has swearing evolved in American English? These are some of the questions to be examined. This course is not suitable for the easily embarrassed.
Gabriella Brand
Gabriella Brand is a bilingual educator, writer, and public speaker. She has over thirty years’ experience as a teacher of French language and literature. In addition, she has served as an intern at the United Nations during her university years. She was a program director at an Alliance Francaise. She holds a diploma from the Universite de Neuchatel, Switzerland and an MA in French pedagogy from Middlebury College, Vermont.