| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 573 pages) : illustrations |
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data file |
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Bibliography |
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Dictionary |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-522) and index. |
| Contents |
PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; XYZ. |
| Summary |
Covering the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language, this encyclopedia emphasises on American and British English. A-Z entries cover the full range of swearing and foul language in English, including fascinating details on the history and origins of each term. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Obscene words -- Dictionaries.
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English language -- Obscene words. |
| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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| Subject |
English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries.
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English language -- Slang. |
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Blessing and cursing -- Dictionaries.
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Blessing and cursing. |
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Invective -- Dictionaries.
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Invective. |
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Swearing -- Dictionaries.
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Swearing. |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Dictionaries.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hughes, Geoffrey, 1939- Encyclopedia of swearing. Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2006 0765612313 9780765612311 (DLC) 2005012793 (OCoLC)60323487 |
| ISBN |
9780765621122 (electronic book) |
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0765621126 (electronic book) |
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1280912235 |
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9781280912238 |
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0765612313 (alkaline paper) |
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9780765612311 |
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