An encyclopedia of swearing : the social history of oaths, profanity, foul language, and ethnic slurs in the English-speaking world /

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Author / Creator:Hughes, Geoffrey, 1939-
Imprint:Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2006.
Description:1 online resource (xxv, 573 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11155590
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ISBN:9780765621122
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-522) and index.
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Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Hughes, Geoffrey, 1939- Encyclopedia of swearing. Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2006 0765612313 9780765612311
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