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An Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-speaking World

An Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-speaking World

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ISBN10: 0765612313
ISBN13: 9780765612311
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 15 2006
Pages: 600
Weight: 2.55
Height: 1.40 Width: 7.20 Depth: 10.10
Language: English
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.

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