Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths and Profanity in English

Name: Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths and Profanity in English
Author: Geoffrey Hughes
ISBN: 9780140267075

by Geoffrey Hughes

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Language EN

Total Pages 304 pages

ISBN: 9780140267075
Published: 1991

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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, Geoffr...

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