Swearing: A Cross-Cultural Linguistic Study [electronic resource] /
Ljung, M.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
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.
Slang.
Sociolinguistics.
Comparative linguistics.
Slang and Jargon.
Sociolinguistics.
Comparative Linguistics.