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Author McEnery, Tony, 1964-

Title Swearing in English : bad language, purity and power from 1586 to the present / Tony McEnery.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
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Description 1 online resource (xv, 276 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 1
Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 1.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-269) and index.
Contents BookCover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Bad language, bad manners; 2 'So you recorded swearing'; 3 Early modern censorship of bad language; 4 Modern attitudes to bad language form; 5 Late-twentieth-century bad language; 6 Sea change; 7 Mutations; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Summary Swearing is an everyday part of the language of most speakers of modern English. This corpus informed account of swearing describes swearing and its social function, with a particular focus on the relationship between swearing and abuse.
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Subject Swearing -- History.
Swearing.
History.
Power (Social sciences) -- English-speaking countries.
Power (Social sciences)
English-speaking countries.
English language -- Social aspects.
English language -- Social aspects.
English language -- Obscene words.
English language -- Obscene words.
English language -- History.
English language.
English language -- Slang.
English language -- Slang.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: McEnery, Tony, 1964- Swearing in English. London ; New York : Routledge, 2006 0415258375 (DLC) 2005004209 (OCoLC)57694883
ISBN 0203501446 (electronic book)
9780203501443 (electronic book)
0415258375 (Cloth)
9780415258371

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