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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Maße
Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 129 mm
Dicke: 1 mm
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978-0-14-026707-5 (9780140267075)
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Geoffrey Hughes is Professor of History of the English Language at the University of the Witwatersand, Johannesburg.
