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

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"Entries cover the full range of swearing and foul language in English, including details on the history and origins of each term and the social context in which it found expression. Categories include blasphemy, obscenity, profanity, the categorization of women and races, and modal varieties,...

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Bibliografski detalji
Glavni autor: Hughes, Geoffrey 1939- (Autor)
Autor kompanije: Gale Group
Format: Electronic Resource
Jezik:English
Izdano: Armonk, N.Y. M.E. Sharpe [2006]
Serija:Gale virtual reference library
Teme:
English language > Obscene words > Dictionaries.
English language > Slang > Dictionaries.
Blessing and cursing > Dictionaries.
Invective > Dictionaries.
Swearing > Dictionaries.
Electronic books.
Online pristup:Available for University of the Philippines System via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access