Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths and Profanity in EnglishPenguin Adult, 26. mar. 1998 - 304 sider 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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... direct reference to the name of God is taboo . In such cultures belief in the sacral power of words is , consequently , more explicit . Montagu , in his major study , The Anatomy of Swearing , mentions ' the behavior of certain Arabs ...
... direct reference to the name of God is taboo . In such cultures belief in the sacral power of words is , consequently , more explicit . Montagu , in his major study , The Anatomy of Swearing , mentions ' the behavior of certain Arabs ...
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... direct : the OED observes that ' No instance of the word is known in Old English Literature . ' Taboo areas paradoxically encourage the opposite verbal reaction to euphemisms , namely dysphemisms , which are startlingly direct and ...
... direct : the OED observes that ' No instance of the word is known in Old English Literature . ' Taboo areas paradoxically encourage the opposite verbal reaction to euphemisms , namely dysphemisms , which are startlingly direct and ...
Side 249
... direct proportion to the decline of the Church as a major force in Western society , while the corresponding increase in the currency of sexual swearing seems to reflect liberation from inhibitions traditionally suppressing the sexual ...
... direct proportion to the decline of the Church as a major force in Western society , while the corresponding increase in the currency of sexual swearing seems to reflect liberation from inhibitions traditionally suppressing the sexual ...
Indhold
IO Sexuality in Swearing | 206 |
Conclusion | 236 |
Appendices | 258 |
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abuse adjective Afrikaans American Anglo-Saxon appear arse attitudes Australian bastard become Beowulf bitch blasphemous bloody Bowdler bugger C. S. Lewis called Canterbury Tales censorship century chapter Chaucer Christ cited comic common context culture cunt curse damn deriving developed Dictionary discussed dysphemic Eric Partridge euphemism example expletive fart fashion figure flyting foul language four-letter French fuck H. C. Wyld hell homosexual Hornadge idiom instance insult ironic John kaffir Kenneth Tynan Lady Lady Chatterley's Lover linguistic literal literary London Lord male meaning medieval Mencken Middle English minced oaths modern Norse notable oaths obscene observed originally Oxford phrase piss play political profanity racist recorded reference religious Robert Burchfield satirical seems semantic sense sexual Shakespeare shit shows social society speech subsequently swearing taboo tale thou tradition usage uttered variety verbal Victorian virtually vocabulary vulgar whore woman women word word-field