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Ljung, Magnus.

Swearing a cross-cultural linguistic study / [electronic resource] : Magnus Ljung. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - xii, 190 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Defining swearing -- A typology of swearing -- History of swearing -- Interjections -- Oaths, emphatic denials, curses -- Ritual insults, unfriendly suggestions, name-calling -- Degree, dislike, emphasis, exasperation and annoyance -- Replacive swearing.

"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" --


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Words, Obscene.
Semantics.

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: P410.O27 / L58 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 417/.2