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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书目详细资料
主要作者: Hughes, Geoffrey 1939-
企业作者: Gale Group
格式: Electronic Resource
语言:English
出版: Armonk, N.Y. M.E. Sharpe c2006.
丛编:Gale virtual reference library
主题:
English language > Obscene words > Dictionaries.
English language > Slang > Dictionaries.
Blessing and cursing > Dictionaries.
Invective > Dictionaries.
Swearing > Dictionaries.
Electronic books.
在线阅读:Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access