ENGLISH

Swearing

By Geoffrey Hughes

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN
9780140267075, 9780141954325
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (2973074 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2024-01-31 09:58:06

Description

Tracing the history of swearing from ancient Anglo-Saxon traditions and those of the Middle Ages, through Shakespeare, the Enlightenment and the Victorians, to the Lady Chatterley trial and various current trends, Geoffrey Hughes explores a fascinating, little discussed yet irrespressible part of our linguistic heritage. This second edition contains a Postscript updating various contemporary developments, such as the growth of Political Correctness.

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