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Profanity refers to words and expressions that are conventionally regarded as offensive, taboo, or socially inappropriate within a particular linguistic and cultural context [1]. It may involve references to bodily functions, sexuality, religion, or other culturally sensitive domains, and its perceived offensiveness varies according to social norms, speaker relationships, communicative settings, and historical change [1][2]. In linguistics, profanity is examined in relation to taboo language, swearing, pragmatics, and the social functions of emotionally marked expressions, including the ways their use conveys affect, interpersonal stance, or social affiliation.

Profanity Taboo language Swearing Pragmatics
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  1. Timothy Jay; The Utility and Ubiquity of Taboo Words. Perspect. Psychol. Sci. 2009, 4, 153-161. [CrossRef]
  2. Keith Allan; Kate Burridge. Forbidden Words; Cambridge University Press (CUP): Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2006. [CrossRef]
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