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" Expletive deleted : "
Ruth Wajnryb.
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BL
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950104
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b704474
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| Main Entry
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Wajnryb, Ruth
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| Title & Author
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Expletive deleted : : a good look at bad language /\ Ruth Wajnryb.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Free Press,, ©2005.
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vii, 290 pages ;; 20 cm
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0743274342
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: 9780743274340
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| Notes
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The characters $&#@*! appear after the title on the t.p.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-274) and index.
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| Contents
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Falling foul -- Precisely foul -- Foul is as foul does -- Where the fuck? -- The wild thing -- A cunt of a word -- Shit happens -- In the name of God -- Son of a bitch -- Born to be foul -- Bootleggers and asterisks -- Cross-culturally foul.
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Has creative cursing developed because we can't just slug people when they make us angry? Throughout the twentieth century there seems to have been a dramatic escalation in the use and acceptance of offensive language in English, both verbally and in print. Just how have we become such a bunch of cursers and what does it tell us about our language and ourselves? A look at the power of words to shock, offend, insult, amuse, exaggerate, let off steam, establish relationships, and communicate deep-felt emotions, this book seeka to discover how what was once considered unfit-for-company argot has become standard fare. Wajnryb steps outside the confines of English in her search for answers, exploring whether offensive words in English are mirrored in other languages and examining cultural differences in the usage of dirty words.--From publisher description.
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English language-- Obscene words.
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Swearing.
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Taboo, Linguistic.
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English language-- Obscene words.
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English language.
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Swearing.
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Swearing.
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Taboo, Linguistic.
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Slang.
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Englisch.
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| Dewey Classification
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422
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179.5
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PE3724.O3W35 2005
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