An encyclopedia of swearing : the social history of oaths, profanity, foul language, and ethnic slurs in the English-speaking world /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Armonk, N.Y. :
M.E. Sharpe,
©2006.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxv, 573 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-522) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780765621122 0765621126 1280912235 9781280912238 1315706415 9781315706412 1780341350 9781780341354 9786610912230 6610912238 0765612313 9780765612311 |