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Swearing In English
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Author : Tony McEnery
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-06
Swearing In English written by Tony McEnery and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Swearing is an everyday part of the language of most speakers of modern English. This corpus-informed account describes swearing and its social function, with a particular focus on the relationship between swearing and abuse.
An Encyclopedia Of Swearing
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Author : Geoffrey Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-03-26
An Encyclopedia Of Swearing written by Geoffrey Hughes and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-26 with Business & Economics categories.
This is the only encyclopedia and social history of swearing and foul language in the English-speaking world. It covers the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language. While the emphasis is on American and British English, the different major global varieties, such as Australian, Canadian, South African, and Caribbean English are also covered. 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 and the social context in which it found expression. Categories include blasphemy, obscenity, profanity, the categorization of women and races, and modal varieties, such as the ritual insults of Renaissance "flyting" and modern "sounding" or "playing the dozens." Entries cover the historical dimension of the language, from Anglo-Saxon heroic oaths and the surprising power of medieval profanity, to the strict censorship of the Renaissance and the vibrant, modern language of the streets. Social factors, such as stereotyping, xenophobia, and the dynamics of ethnic slurs, as well as age and gender differences in swearing are also addressed, along with the major taboo words and the complex and changing nature of religious, sexual, and racial taboos.
Swearing In English
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Author : Anthony McEnery
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Swearing In English written by Anthony McEnery and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Swearing categories.
Swearing is an everyday part of the language of most speakers of modern English. This corpus informed account of swearing describes swearing and also outlines its social function, with a particular focus on the relationship between swearing and abuse.
Swearing
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Author : Geoffrey Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 1998-03-26
Swearing written by Geoffrey Hughes and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-03-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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.
English As A Second F Cking Language
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Author : Sterling Johnson
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date : 1996-06-15
English As A Second F Cking Language written by Sterling Johnson and has been published by St. Martin's Griffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-06-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In the English language, swearing is essential to effective communication. In this hilarious and illuminating guide, you will learn just how to do it - no f*cking problem. Whether you want to succeed in business, school, or social circles, a strong command of vocabulary is absolutely necessary. Just imagine a stranger to our shores, trying to comprehend the following conversation: John: Mary, would you like to attend the opera this evening? Mary: F*cking-A. should I wear my black dress? John: Why the f*ck not? Mary: F*cked if I know-Oh, f*ck! I just remembered. It got f*cked up in the wash. John: Well, f*ck the opera. Let's stay home and f*ck. Mary: Good f*cking idea. English as a Second F*cking Language (ESF*L) is the perfect way for nonnative speakers to learn the basics of swearing. At the same time, it also offers native speakers a wide variety of twists and new refinements. Page after page, ESF*L provides a smorgasbord of swearing synonyms designed to boost your vocabulary-everything from the conventional d*mn and sh*t to a host of more inventive terms that would make any truck driver blush. And when you're finished reading, our Final F*cking Exam is the perfect test of your swearing skills. You'll be surprised by how much you've learned! “Great f*cking book!” —Stephen King
Swearing A Cross Cultural Linguistic Study
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Author : M. Ljung
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2010-11-30
Swearing A Cross Cultural Linguistic Study written by M. Ljung and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This study provides a definition and a typology of swearing and compares its manifestations in English and 24 other languages. In addition the study traces the history of swearing from its first known appearance in Ancient Egypt to the present day.
Swearing
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Author : Geoffrey Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 1991
Swearing written by Geoffrey Hughes and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
From the earliest times swearing has existed in many variegated forms, from the deadliest curse to the most trivial expletives of annoyance. Hedged about with all manner of complex pressures, personal, societal, religious, sexual and other forms of taboo, it remains a phenomenon only imperfectly understood. Geoffrey Hughes traces these two contrasting strands through our linguistic history. His discussion starts with the use of language as magic in 'primitive' society, the binding oath of heroic commitment in Anglo-Saxon warrior society and the emergence of blasphemy in the medieval age of faith. With the Renaissance came a shift from a religious to a secular idiom of swearing, a period combining rich exuberance in language with severe restraint. This oscillation between institutional censorship and individual defiance continues to modern times. Professor Hughes includes in this broad-ranging survey such topics as xenophobia and the racist basis of abuse, graffiti, the sexual and sexist patterns of swearing, the multifarious forms of euphemism and the curious varieties of verbal duelling known as 'flyting' and 'sounding'. His book is a tireless exploration of a little discussed but irrepressible part of our linguistic heritage.
Swearing And Dialect
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Author : Karin Wiecha
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2010-02-02
Swearing And Dialect written by Karin Wiecha and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-02 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Hildesheim (Institut für englische Sprache und Literatur), course: Accents and Dialects in Great Britain, language: English, abstract: Diese Arbeit untersucht den Zusammenhang zwischen Schimpfwörter und Dialekten am Beispiel englischer Dialekte Großbritanniens. Es wird die These aufgestellt, Dialekte böten einen nahrhaften Boden für eine Vielfalt an Schimpfwörtern, die so in der Standardsprache nicht vorzufinden sei. Als Beleg dieser These wird zunächst näher auf die Natur des Fluchens und somit dem Enstehen von Schimpfwörtern eingegangen. Im Folgenden wird mit Hilfe einer Korpusanalyse das Vorkommen der häufigsten englischen Schimpfworte im gesprochenen wie schriftlichen Diskurs verglichen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen einen deutlichen Trend zum Fluchen im mündlichen Diskurs. Da die gesprochenen Sprache für die Mehrheit aller Sprecher vielmehr ein Dialekt als die Standardsprache ist, deutet dieser Befund auf eine größere Bandbreite an Dialektschimpwörtern im Kontrast zur Standardsprache hin. Dies wird anhand konkreter Beispiele dialektaler Schimpfwörter aus diversen englischen Dialektvarianten illustriert.
The Origins Of Euphemisms And Swear Words In The English Language
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Author : Judith Huber
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2004-05-15
The Origins Of Euphemisms And Swear Words In The English Language written by Judith Huber and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-15 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2 (B), University of Hamburg (Institute for Anglistics/ American Studies), course: Proseminar: Lexicology, language: English, abstract: Modern English is known to be a language made up of mainly two different roots: the Germanic language that was spoken by many inhabitants of the British Isles before the Norman Conquest in 1066, and the Romanic language that the Norman invaders brought with them. These two origins, however, are not distributed equally on the English vocabulary: very generally speaking, Germanic words more often denote basic concepts, while Romanic words more often denote abstract concepts. This is illustrated by the fact that the General Service List (GSL), listing the 2000 most frequent (and therefore most basic) English words, is made up by 50.98 percent of words of Germanic origin, whereas in the Computer Dictionary (CD)1, which consists of 80 096 words, only 26.28 percent of the entries have Germanic roots, but a majority of 58.52 percent have Latin or Romanic ones (Scheler 1978: 72). Therefore it seems quite obvious that swear-words in particular should, to a higher percentage, have Germanic roots, because the concepts they denote are mostly ‘basic’, the domain in which Germanic words are represented to a greater extent than Latin or Romanic words. Moreover, bearing in mind that words of Latin or Romanic origin are more likely to denote abstract concepts and that they often seem to have a certain taste of ‘culture’ and ‘good education’, one could suppose that there is a higher percentage of Latin or Romanic words among euphemisms. These considerations led to the following hypothesis:
How To Swear In English 101 Ways To Upset Someone In English
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Author : Prof Stephen W Bradeley
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-03-14
How To Swear In English 101 Ways To Upset Someone In English written by Prof Stephen W Bradeley and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-14 with categories.
For second language English speakers. So you have learnt how to speak English! But, can you swear in English too? If not, you had better read on and take an advanced course in English profanity. How to swear. When to swear and more importantly, who not to swear to.