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Psychiatrists, psychologists, neurologists, linguists and speech pathologists currently have no coherent theory to explain why we curse and why we choose the words we do when we curse. The Neuro-Psycho-Social Theory of Speech draws together information about cursing from different disciplines and unites them to explain and describe the psychological, neurological, cultural and linguistic factors that underlie this startling phenomenon.Why We Curse is divided into five parts. Part 1 introduces the dimensions and scope of cursing and outlines the NPS Theory, while Part 2 covers neur

Affective and dynamic functions --- Social psychology --- Psycholinguistics --- Blessing and cursing --- Invective --- Threat (Psychology) --- #SBIB:004.AANKOOP --- #SBIB:309H517 --- Abuse, Verbal --- Insults --- Insults, Verbal --- Verbal abuse --- Vituperation --- Satire --- Cursing and blessing --- Execration --- Imprecation --- Malediction --- Incantations --- Motivation (Psychology) --- Psychology --- Psychological aspects --- Verbale communicatie: sociale psychologie van de taal en de interactie, psycholinguistiek --- Blessing and cursing -- Psychological aspects. --- Invective -- Psychological aspects. --- Threat (Psychology). --- Verbal behavior. --- Language and languages --- Psychological aspects.