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

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Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism Linguistics and language evolution Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity

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A cursory introduction unlocking the word hoard - the Germanic heritage paynims and charlatans - swearing in Middle English schismatic vituperation - the Reformation creativity and suppression in the Renaissance expansion and xenophobia the reign of decorum - Augustan and Victorian attitudes Quakers to convicts - swearing in the New Worlds the modern explosion and its accompanying restraints sexuality in swearing. Appendices: body language graffiti the language of comics.

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