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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Side 93
... originally relating to heathen practices came to be applied to rival Christian sects . In addition , many previously neutral words were also mobilized in the conflict . As the iconoclastic frenzy seized the land , so terms like idol ...
... originally relating to heathen practices came to be applied to rival Christian sects . In addition , many previously neutral words were also mobilized in the conflict . As the iconoclastic frenzy seized the land , so terms like idol ...
Side 134
... originally carry the same prejudicial force of racialist and racist , which are recorded from 1917 and 1932 respectively . As a consequence of imperialism and nazism , which were based on a pernicious ideology of racial superiority ...
... originally carry the same prejudicial force of racialist and racist , which are recorded from 1917 and 1932 respectively . As a consequence of imperialism and nazism , which were based on a pernicious ideology of racial superiority ...
Side 240
... originally descriptive terms simply relating to colour ( black- ness ) and to faith ( kafir originally meaning an infidel ) , are considered so provocative that they may not be used without serious legal conse- quences , since they form ...
... originally descriptive terms simply relating to colour ( black- ness ) and to faith ( kafir originally meaning an infidel ) , are considered so provocative that they may not be used without serious legal conse- quences , since they form ...
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