An Encyclopedia of Swearing.An Encyclopedia encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books of Swearing Geoffrey Hughes Geoffrey Hughes (b. 2 February 1944 in Wallasey, Wirral, England) is an English actor, best known to United Kingdom television viewers for his playing: Vernon Scripps in Heartbeat; Eddie Yeats, refuse collector and lodger of Hilda Ogden in UK soap opera Coronation Street ME Sharpe 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk, NY 10504 0765612313 $110.00 www.mesharpe.com An Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, Profanity Irreverence towards sacred things; particularly, an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God. Vulgar, irreverent, or coarse language. The use of certain profane or obscene language on the radio or television is a federal offense, but in other situations, profanity , Foul Language, And Ethnic Slurs A slur can be anything from an insinuation or critical remark to an insult. The following is a list of ethnic slurs that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnicity or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or in the English-speaking World provides college-level collections with a solid social history which covers all kinds of ethnic and language slurs around the world. From analysis of the instability of swearing terms to those which have evolved over time, and surveys of taboos and their usage, AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SWEARING does more than chart common and changing swear words: it documents their underlying social causes and impact and provides scholarly reference under each general swear word theme. Many a high school and public lending library lend·ing library n. A library from which books may be borrowed or rented for a minimal fee. Also called circulating library. Noun 1. will also find it a compelling addition, capable of reaching beyond the scholarly audience to general interest readers with a special concern for language history and evolution. |
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