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 217
... woman ' . Many feminine terms are of uncertain origin , usually from slang or cant . The field for ' man ' covers such an enormous functional range that it is virtually impossible to analyse . That for woman shows her to be principally ...
... woman ' . Many feminine terms are of uncertain origin , usually from slang or cant . The field for ' man ' covers such an enormous functional range that it is virtually impossible to analyse . That for woman shows her to be principally ...
Side 218
... woman , the virago / shrew group ; the woman seen as the superhuman , spiritual creature of salvation , the angel / goddess group ; the woman seen as an endearing pet in the mouse / lamb group ; the woman castigated in the animal terms ...
... woman , the virago / shrew group ; the woman seen as the superhuman , spiritual creature of salvation , the angel / goddess group ; the woman seen as an endearing pet in the mouse / lamb group ; the woman castigated in the animal terms ...
Side 220
... woman ! ( I. ii . 146 ) Yet Ophelia , dead , becomes promoted in her brother's imagination , to the role of ... woman ) of ribald speech ; later a woman ( rarely a man ) addicted to abusive language . The phrase a common scold has always ...
... woman ! ( I. ii . 146 ) Yet Ophelia , dead , becomes promoted in her brother's imagination , to the role of ... woman ) of ribald speech ; later a woman ( rarely a man ) addicted to abusive language . The phrase a common scold has always ...
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