Swearing : A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths, and Profanity in English
de Hughes, Geoffrey
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- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140267077
- ISBN 13
- 9780140267075
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Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom
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Sinopsis
Swearing in the English language has a long history that encompasses a rich variety of modes, including heroic oaths, sacred undertakings, profane and blasphemous curses, taboo insults charged with sexual and excremental "four-letter" words, competitive foul language, and racist "hate speech." Tracing the history of this intriguing cultural phenomenon from its Anglo-Saxon traditions and those of the Middle Ages, through Shakespeare, the Enlightenment, and the Victorian Era to the Lady Chatterley?s Lover trial and various current trends, Geoffrey Hughes explores a fascinating, little-discussed, yet irrepressible part of our linguistic heritage. This edition contains a new Postscript updating various contemporary developments, such as the growth of political correctness.
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- Librería
- Better World Books Ltd (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 7962492-6
- Título
- Swearing : A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths, and Profanity in English
- Autor
- Hughes, Geoffrey
- Estado del libro
- Used - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0140267077
- ISBN 13
- 9780140267075
- Editorial
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- September 1, 1998