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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... fashion : ' Truman Capote was the sort who gives sodomy a bad name . " + Never the less , oaths , curses and insults directed at individuals can still have serious repercussions . In modern times , however , cases of crimen injuria are ...
... fashion : ' Truman Capote was the sort who gives sodomy a bad name . " + Never the less , oaths , curses and insults directed at individuals can still have serious repercussions . In modern times , however , cases of crimen injuria are ...
Side 89
... fashion to mean variously , ' a devil ' , ' a false prophet ' , ' a monster ' . In this context he is clearly seen as a dramatic figure , often related to Termagent , ' a violent and overbearing personage ' representing a deity ...
... fashion to mean variously , ' a devil ' , ' a false prophet ' , ' a monster ' . In this context he is clearly seen as a dramatic figure , often related to Termagent , ' a violent and overbearing personage ' representing a deity ...
Side 236
... Fashion . Swift Swift It seems to be the case that the serious oaths survive longest , or at any rate die hardest , while each age produces its own ephemeral formulas of mere light expletive and asseveration . H. C. Wyld ( 1930 ) Effie ...
... Fashion . Swift Swift It seems to be the case that the serious oaths survive longest , or at any rate die hardest , while each age produces its own ephemeral formulas of mere light expletive and asseveration . H. C. Wyld ( 1930 ) Effie ...
Indhold
IO Sexuality in Swearing | 206 |
Conclusion | 236 |
Appendices | 258 |
Copyright | |
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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