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Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths, and Profanity in English
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Publisher: Penguin Books, September 1998.
ISBN: 0140267077
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. Binding: Trade Paperback
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