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Lavrikova I.N. [The swearing pandemic: possible risks and consequences] World of Science. Series: Sociology, Philology, Cultural Studies, 2023, Vol. 14, No. 3. Available at: https://sfk-mn.ru/PDF/61KLSK323.pdf (in Russian).

The swearing pandemic: possible risks and consequences

Lavrikova Irina Nikolaevna
Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation of V.Ya. Kikotya
Tver branch, Tver, Russia
E-mail: ilavrikova@rambler.ru
RSCI: https://elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=363878

Abstract. Judging by numerous publications, which, among other things, contain the results of sociological surveys, in the age of the finest technologies, our society has been «covered» by a pandemic of profanity.

The author of the article attempts to analyze what is happening from a scientific point of view, namely: to study the origins and get acquainted with the nature of the phenomenon, its vitality and ability to «revolutionary reproduction», etc.

Based on the research results, the author introduces the opinion of modern scientists about the active use of obscene vocabulary. In this regard, we are talking, first of all, about the reasons for its taboo by our ancestors, then about the functional features of the use of obscene vocabulary (increasing the emotionality of speech; relieving psychological tension; insulting, humiliating the addressee of speech, etc.); in addition, about the negative impact of swear words on the physical and emotional state of a person; about the causes of the survivability of speech obscenities, etc.

Systematizing the available research, the author formulates the possible consequences and risks of the «expletive pandemic», such as: the adoption of profanity as a norm (against the background of cultural polymorphism); the formation of language poverty; the understanding of the mat as a kind of manifestation of subcultural extremism; the presentation of spontaneous profanity as an indicator of intolerance, aggression and violence in society itself.

According to the author, according to numerous surveys, modern Russian society is indifferent, indifferent, in different ways, but, for the most part, takes obscene vocabulary for granted. The author expresses confidence in the need to immediately prevent the spread of the expletive pandemic by all available means.

Keywords: education of speech culture; spirituality; culture of speech; profanity; obscene words; obscene language; speech etiquette; risks and consequences; the pandemic of profanity

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