num_pages: 304
description: Tracing the history of swearing from ancient Anglo-Saxon traditions and those of the Middle Ages, through Shakespeare, the Enlightenment and the Victorians, to the Lady Chatterley trial and various current trends, Geoffrey Hughes explores a fascinating, little discussed yet irrespressible part of our linguistic heritage. This second edition contains a Postscript updating various contemporary developments, such as the growth of Political Correctness.
language: English
title: Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths, and Profanity in English
titlecomplete: Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths, and Profanity in English
genres: Language, Nonfiction, Cultural, Reference, World History, Microhistory, History, Linguistics
ratings_count: 94
publisher: Penguin Books