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Holy shit : a brief history of swearing

Mohr, Melissa2013
Books, Manuscripts
Swearing is a fascinating thing. Almost everyone does it, or worries about not doing it, from the two-year-old who has just discovered the power of the potty mouth to the grandma who wonders why every other word she hears is obscene. But more than its cultural ubiquity, swearing is also interesting for what it tells us about language and society, today and in the past. This book tells the story of two kinds of swearing - obscenities and oaths - from ancient Rome and the Bible to today.
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Imprint:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Collation:
x, 316 pages : 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780199742677 (hbk)
Dewey class:
417.2
LC class:
PE3724.S85
Language:
English
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BRN:
1097863
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