[PDF.10qi] An Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-speaking World

An Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-speaking World

[PDF.eb67] An Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-speaking World

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 | #2724383 in Books |  2006-03-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  10.10 x1.40 x7.20l,2.55 | File type: PDF | 573 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| With its overlapping work "Swearing a social history of foul language etc"|By Julian Richardson|I have seen some comments making light of this work, It is not for the casual browser but a serious work on the development of the English language and the degeneration of many of our words and oaths into casual vernacular. With its overlapping work "Swearing a social history of foul|From Booklist|History of Modern Colloquial English, published in 1920, included a half-page discussion about a slang term without ever mentioning it. The word? Bloody, a term considered so taboo at t

This is the only encyclopedia and social history of swearing and foul language in the English-speaking world. It covers the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language. While the emphasis is on American and British English, the different major global varieties, such as Australian, Canadian, South African, and Caribbean English are also covered. A-Z entries cover the full range of swearing and foul...

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