The Oxford handbook of taboo words and language /

This volume brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to define and describe tabooed words and language and to investigate the reasons and beliefs behind them. In general, taboo is defined as a proscription of behavior for a specific community, time and context. In terms of language,...

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Other Authors:	Allan, Keith, 1943- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Oxford handbooks in linguistics. Oxford handbooks.
Subjects:	Taboo, Linguistic.