Swearing
Subtitle: a social history of foul language, oaths and profanity in English
By: Geoffrey Hughes
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Swearing -- History; English language -- Social aspects; English language -- Slang -- History
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, Professor Geoffrey Hughes explores a fascinating, little discussed yet irrepressible part of our linguistic heritage. This latest edition contains a postscript updating various contemporary developments, such as the growth of political correctness.
Notes: Originally published: Oxford : Basil Blackwell, 1991

Includes bibliographical references and index