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    9: Swearing in Foreign Languages

    9: Swearing in Foreign Languages

    FromVery Bad Words

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    9: Swearing in Foreign Languages

    FromVery Bad Words

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    Length:
    28 minutes
    Released:
    Aug 9, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    We learn about swearing in German, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Farci, and Tamil. Linguistic Anthropologist Evelyn Dean-Olmstead helps us make the connection between taboo and the culture that created it. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
    Released:
    Aug 9, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (41)

    As long as there’s been language, there have been forbidden words. What gives these words their power? Why are they considered “bad”? Producer and Host, Matt Fidler, reaches out to experts, linguists, and historians to explore these words and their cultural significance. From diving into specific bad words to exploring what language has the “worst curses”, Matt weaves personal stories and interviews to help shed light on the power of very bad words.