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Direct linkDewaele, Jean-Marc – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2004
This paper investigates the perception of emotional force of swearwords and taboo words (S-T words) among 1039 multilinguals. It is based on data drawn from a large database collected through a web questionnaire on bilingualism and emotions. "t"-Tests revealed that the perceived emotional force of S-T words is highest in the L1 and gradually lower…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Multilingualism, Language Proficiency, Emotional Response
