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Swearing

Swearing

by Geoffrey Hughes

1998SwearingSocial aspectsEnglish languageHistorySlang
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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, Professor Geoffrey Hughes explores a fascinating, little discussed yet irrepressible part of our linguistic heritage. This latest edition contains a postscript updating various contemporary developments, such as the growth of political correctness.

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SwearingSocial aspectsEnglish languageHistorySlangSocial aspects of English language
First published 1998

Author

Geoffrey Hughes

First published

1998

Pages

292

Read time

≈ 7h

Editions

2

Language

English

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

ISBN

9780141954325

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