LEADER 02245oam 2200577 450 001 9910813071203321 005 20170523091551.0 010 $a1-317-47677-8 010 $a1-317-47678-6 010 $a1-315-70641-5 010 $a1-280-91223-5 010 $a1-78034-135-0 010 $a9786610912230 010 $a0-7656-2112-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315706412 035 $a(OCoLC)643556972 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL1XIJ 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000348499 100 $a20050502d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn encyclopedia of swearing $ethe social history of oaths, profanity, foul language, and ethnic slurs in the English-speaking world /$fGeoffrey Hughes 210 1$aArmonk, N.Y. :$cM.E. Sharpe,$d2006. 215 $a1 online resource (xxv, 573 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aFirst published 2006 by M.E. Sharpe. 311 $a0-7656-1231-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 521-522) and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; XYZ 330 $aCovering 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 on the history and origins of each term. 606 $aEnglish language$xObscene words$vEncyclopedias 606 $aEnglish language$xSlang$vEncyclopedias 606 $aBlessing and cursing$vEncyclopedias 606 $aInvective$vEncyclopedias 606 $aSwearing$vEncyclopedias 615 0$aEnglish language$xObscene words 615 0$aEnglish language$xSlang 615 0$aBlessing and cursing 615 0$aInvective 615 0$aSwearing 676 $a427/.09 700 $aHughes$b Geoffrey$f1939-,$0269050 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813071203321 996 $aAn encyclopedia of swearing$94070538 997 $aUNINA