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An encyclopedia of swearing : the social history of oaths, profanity, foul language, and ethnic slurs in the English-speaking world / Geoffrey Hughes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hughes, Geoffrey, 1939- author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Obscene words--Encyclopedias.
- English language.
- English language--Slang--Encyclopedias.
- Blessing and cursing--Encyclopedias.
- Blessing and cursing.
- Invective--Encyclopedias.
- Invective.
- Swearing--Encyclopedias.
- Swearing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxv, 573 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- First published 2006 by M.E. Sharpe.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-522) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610912230
- 9781317476771
- 1317476778
- 9781317476788
- 1317476786
- 9781315706412
- 1315706415
- 9781280912238
- 1280912235
- 9781780341354
- 1780341350
- 9780765621122
- 0765621126
- OCLC:
- 643556972
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