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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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Hughes, Geoffrey 1939-
Coauteur: Gale Group
Formaat: Electronic Resource
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Armonk, N.Y. M.E. Sharpe c2006.
Reeks:Gale virtual reference library
Onderwerpen:
English language > Obscene words > Dictionaries.
English language > Slang > Dictionaries.
Blessing and cursing > Dictionaries.
Invective > Dictionaries.
Swearing > Dictionaries.
Electronic books.
Online toegang:Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access