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24/06/2016

Bad Language

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Ian McMillan and guests examine rude and transgressive language.

Ian McMillan examines rude and transgressive language with guests Kate Fox, Rebecca Roache on the mechanics of swearing and Peter Mackay on bad language in Gaelic poetry.

This week the Cabaret of the Word becomes The F Verb as we examine rude and transgressive language.

Ian's guests include the academic Rebecca Roache, who is writing a book about the mechanics of swearing. Why do certain words become 'bad'? Does sound have anything to do with it? And what is considered rude across the globe?

Peter Mackay teaches at the University of St Andrews, where he is working on an anthology of transgressive Scottish Gaelic poetry.

We also have a special commission from the performance poet and stand up comedian Kate Fox. 

Producer: Cecile Wright.

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