Child swearing is a largely unexplored topic among language researchers, although assumptions about what children know about taboo language form the basis for language standards in many settings. The purpose of the studies presented here is to provide descriptive data about the emergence of adultlike swearing in children; specifically, we aim to document what words children of different ages kn...

Persian gardens are valuable historical and cultural human-built landscapes however, deteriorating gradually. Thus, comprehensive studies would be helpful in obtaining deeper insights into different aspects meaning of gardens. The descriptive-analytical approach was used to review the EmaratBirooni garden Urmia (Campus University) as it is only remnant Qajar period demonstrating a clear image p...

Song 4:12–15 depicts the body of bride as a ‘locked garden’ filled with fruits, exotic and medicinal plants abundant freshwater. These luxuries are said to be plentiful appealing but carry them threat spoiling. In this way, garden is ready for enjoyment, forbidden (locked) at same time. The geo-metaphor fits perfectly ancient belief Mother Earth resists dominion drive Anthropocene. Dominance al...