An encyclopedia of swearing : the social history of oaths, profanity, foul language, and ethnic slurs in the English-speaking world / / Geoffrey Hughes
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| Autore: |
Hughes Geoffrey <1939-, >
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| Titolo: |
An encyclopedia of swearing : the social history of oaths, profanity, foul language, and ethnic slurs in the English-speaking world / / Geoffrey Hughes
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| Pubblicazione: | Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xxv, 573 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 427/.09 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - Obscene words |
| English language - Slang | |
| Blessing and cursing | |
| Invective | |
| Swearing | |
| Note generali: | First published 2006 by M.E. Sharpe. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-522) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Covering 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | An encyclopedia of swearing |
| ISBN: | 1-317-47677-8 |
| 1-317-47678-6 | |
| 1-315-70641-5 | |
| 1-280-91223-5 | |
| 1-78034-135-0 | |
| 9786610912230 | |
| 0-7656-2112-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784469603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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