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Swearing a social history of foul language, oaths and profanity in English

Author:Geoffrey Hughes

Summary: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, this book discusses various contemporary developments, such as the growth of Political Correctness.

Print Book, English, 1998

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Publisher: Penguin, London, 1998

Genre:History

Physical Description:ix, 292 p. 20 cm

ISBN:

9780140267075, 0140267077

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1087618360

Subjects:

Anglais (Langue) Argot Histoire

English language Slang

English language Slang History

English language Social aspects

Jurons Histoire

Swearing History

Notes:

Originally published: Oxford : Basil Blackwell, 1991

Eredeti kiadás: Oxford : Basil Blackwell, 1991