The Seven Words You Can't Say on Television
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The Seven Words You Can't Say on Television by Steven Pinker
Why are some words rude and others aren't? Why can launching into expletives be so shocking - and sometimes so amusing? This book takes us on a journey through the world of profanities, to show us why we swear, how taboos change and how we use obscenities in different ways. It reveals what swearing tells us about how our minds work.
Steven Pinker is one of the world's most influential thinkers and writers on the human condition. His popular and highly praised books include The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, The Stuff of Thought, The Blank Slate, How the Mind Works, and The Language Instinct. The recipient of several major awards for his teaching, books, and scientific research, Pinker is Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He also writes frequently for The New York Times, the Guardian and other publications. He has been named Humanist of the Year, Prospect magazine's "The World's Top 100 Public Intellectuals," Foreign Policy's "100 Global Thinkers," and Time magazine's "The 100 Most Influential People in the World Today."
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141038728 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141038721 |
| Title | The Seven Words You Can't Say on Television |
| Author | Steven Pinker |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
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