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The present chapter focuses on the complex interaction of independent variables that affect attitudes and perceptions towards multilinguals’ languages. It also looks more specifically at the perception of a particular category of words in the different languages, namely swearwords and taboo words.
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© 2010 Jean-Marc Dewaele
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Dewaele, JM. (2010). Results: Attitudes towards Languages and Perception of Emotionality of Swearwords. In: Emotions in Multiple Languages. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230289505_9
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