Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths and Profanity in English
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, Geoffrey Hughes explores a fascinating, little discussed yet irrespressible part of our linguistic heritage. This second edition contains a Postscript updating various contemporary developments, such as the growth of Political Correctness.
- Request Code
- ZLIBIO3564340
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Pages
- 1
- Language
- English
- Format
- EPUB
- ISBN-13
- 9780141954325