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Auteur: Geoffrey Hughes
paperback
Engels280 blz.20219780253056443
21-6-2021
Paperback
Engels19989780140267075
26-3-1998
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, this book discusses various contemporary developments, such as the growth of Political Correctness. Meer
Gebonden
Engels20069780765612311
15-7-2006
This is the only encyclopedia and social history of swearing and foul language in the English-speaking world. It covers the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language. Meer