02114nam 22004933 450 991080805790332120230629224204.09781789145939(electronic bk.)9781789145946(MiAaPQ)EBC7009189(Au-PeEL)EBL7009189(CKB)23324412000041EBL7009189(AU-PeEL)EBL7009189(OCoLC)1328138063(BIP)084465948(EXLCZ)992332441200004120220608d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Art of Verbal WarfareLondon :Reaktion Books, Limited,2022.©2022.1 online resource (529 pages)Description based upon print version of record.Print version: Smits, Rik The Art of Verbal Warfare London : Reaktion Books, Limited,c2022 9781789145946 A funny and fascinating exploration of our reliance upon swear words, insults, and the artfully placed expletive, damn it.We use salty or artful language to win arguments, slander, cheat, and bully, as well as to express feelings of joy or frustration by swearing or "blowing off steam." Rik Smits delves into the magic of oaths and profanity, art and advertising, the lure of fake news and propaganda, as well as invective and off-color jokes the world over. This book shows why conversation dies in crowded elevators and what drives us to curse at our laptops. The Art of Verbal Warfare is, when all is said and done, the story of how we can get through life without coming to physical blows.InvectiveObscene wordsOral communicationInvective.Obscene words.Oral communication.394Smits Rik1611250MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910808057903321The Art of Verbal Warfare3939401UNINA01572nam0 22003613i 450 VAN025634020230803041713.737N978354037508120230328d1975 |0itac50 baengDE|||| |||||Gaussian measures in Banach spacesHui-Hsiung KuoBerlinSpringer1975vi, 224 p.24 cm001VAN01022502001 Lecture notes in mathematics210 Berlin [etc.]Springer46328-XXMeasure and integration [MSC 2020]VANC019878MF28C20Set functions and measures and integrals in infinite-dimensional spaces (Wiener measure, Gaussian measure, etc.) [MSC 2020]VANC022389MFAbstract Wiener spacesKW:KBanach spacesKW:KEquivalenceKW:KGaussian measuresKW:KBerlinVANL000066KuoHui-HsiungVANV20971812283Springer <editore>VANV108073650ITSOL20240614RICAhttps://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0082007E-book – Accesso al full-text attraverso riconoscimento IP di Ateneo, proxy e/o ShibbolethBIBLIOTECA DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA E FISICAIT-CE0120VAN08NVAN0256340BIBLIOTECA DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA E FISICA08CONS e-book 5871 08eMF5871 20230407 Gaussian measures in Banach spaces81471UNICAMPANIA