Swearing : a cross-cultural linguistic study /

"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" --

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Ljung, Magnus
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:	Obscene words. Semantics. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General.