Why are animal terms used as insults in so many cultures? This session intends to look into the reasons why many languages use animal terms as swear words, explain which features of animals carry negative connotations and explore how connotations vary across cultures and hence languages.This session will also explain some metaphors related to animals used by people to insult.
Well done! Shame you did not present this at ADAPI 2010... Maybe in 2011? Hope so! It's v good!
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