Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths and Profanity in EnglishPenguin Adult, 26.03.1998 - 304 Seiten Tracing the history of swearing from ancient Anglo-Saxon traditions and those of the Middle Ages, through Shakespeare, the Enlightenment and the Victorians, to the Lady Chatterley trial and various current trends, Geoffrey Hughes explores a fascinating, little discussed yet irrespressible part of our linguistic heritage. This second edition contains a Postscript updating various contemporary developments, such as the growth of Political Correctness. |
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... applied to rival Christian sects . In addition , many previously neutral words were also mobilized in the conflict . As the iconoclastic frenzy seized the land , so terms like idol , image , saint and even picture started to take on ...
... applied to rival Christian sects . In addition , many previously neutral words were also mobilized in the conflict . As the iconoclastic frenzy seized the land , so terms like idol , image , saint and even picture started to take on ...
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... applied the sense ( via the character ' I ' ) to the English . Other factors have contributed to the diminished usage , of course . The study of anthropology has encouraged a respectful awareness for the complexity of social and ...
... applied the sense ( via the character ' I ' ) to the English . Other factors have contributed to the diminished usage , of course . The study of anthropology has encouraged a respectful awareness for the complexity of social and ...
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... applied to the Dutch ; in 1785 Grose records froglander for Dutchman . Dago , though generally supposed to be a corruption of Diego , is first recorded in a very different application in a New England context of 1723 : ' The negro Dago ...
... applied to the Dutch ; in 1785 Grose records froglander for Dutchman . Dago , though generally supposed to be a corruption of Diego , is first recorded in a very different application in a New England context of 1723 : ' The negro Dago ...
Inhalt
IO Sexuality in Swearing | 206 |
Conclusion | 236 |
Appendices | 258 |
Urheberrecht | |
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Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths and Profanity in English Geoffrey Hughes Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1998 |
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abuse adjective Afrikaans American Anglo-Saxon appear arse attitudes Australian bastard become Beowulf bitch blasphemous bloody Bowdler bugger C. S. Lewis called Canterbury Tales censorship century chapter Chaucer Christ cited comic common context culture cunt curse damn deriving developed Dictionary discussed dysphemic Eric Partridge euphemism example expletive fart fashion figure flyting foul language four-letter French fuck H. C. Wyld hell homosexual Hornadge idiom instance insult ironic John kaffir Kenneth Tynan Lady Lady Chatterley's Lover linguistic literal literary London Lord male meaning medieval Mencken Middle English minced oaths modern Norse notable oaths obscene observed originally Oxford phrase piss play political profanity racist recorded reference religious Robert Burchfield satirical seems semantic sense sexual Shakespeare shit shows social society speech subsequently swearing taboo tale thou tradition usage uttered variety verbal Victorian virtually vocabulary vulgar whore woman women word word-field