The Art of Verbal Warfare
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| Autore: |
Smits Rik
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| Titolo: |
The Art of Verbal Warfare
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Reaktion Books, Limited, , 2022 |
| ©2022 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (529 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 394 |
| Soggetto topico: | Invective |
| Obscene words | |
| Oral communication | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Art of Verbal Warfare |
| ISBN: | 9781789145939 |
| 9781789145946 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910795741803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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