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Nine nasty w*rds : English in the gutter : then, now, and forever / John McWhorter.
Van Pelt Library PE3724.O3 M38 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McWhorter, John H., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Obscene words.
- English language.
- Swearing--History.
- Swearing.
- Linguistics.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 276 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Other Title:
- Nine nasty words
- 9 nasty words
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2021]
- Summary:
- "A linguist examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power (and why we love them so much)"-- Provided by the publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Damn and Hell: English's First Bad Words
- 2. What Is It About Fuck?
- 3. Profanity and Shit
- 4. A Kick-Ass Little Word
- 5. Those Certain Parts
- 6. Why Do We Call It "The N-Word"?
- 7. The Other F-Word
- 8. Being in Total Control, Honey!
- 9. A Motherfucking Addendum.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-276).
- Other Format:
- Online version: McWhorter, John. Nine nasty words
- ISBN:
- 9780593188798
- 0593188799
- OCLC:
- 1184123077
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