Swearing in English: Bad Language, Purity and Power from 1586 to the Present (Routledge Advances in Corpus Linguistics)

Swearing in English: Bad Language, Purity and Power from 1586 to the Present (Routledge Advances in Corpus Linguistics)

by Tony McEnery (Author)

Synopsis

Describing swearing and its social function, this book focuses on the relationship between swearing and abuse. It provides an explanation of how modern attitudes to bad language have come about.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 296
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 18 Sep 2009

ISBN 10: 0415544041
ISBN 13: 9780415544047