Swearing
Book Details
Author(s)
Geoffrey Hughes
Publisher
Penguin Books
ISBN / ASIN
0140267077
ISBN-13
9780140267075
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Sales Rank
#912,703
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Description
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.
