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 /

Covering the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language, this encyclopedia emphasises on American and British English. A-Z entries cover the full range of swearing and foul language in English, including fascinating details...

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Main Author: Hughes, Geoffrey, 1939-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2006
Subjects:
English language > Obscene words > Dictionaries.
English language > Slang > Dictionaries.
Blessing and cursing > Dictionaries.
Invective > Dictionaries.
Swearing > Dictionaries.
Electronic book.
dictionaries.
Reference works.
Dictionaries.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central

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