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15 produkter
Swearing
A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths and Profanity in English
E-bok, 1998
125 kr
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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 …
Words in Time
A Social History of English Vocabulary
Häftad, 1989
612 kr
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The transformation of words over timeThe English language has evolved with history, and vocabulary changes have coincided with historic changes. Words in Time: A Social History of English Vocabulary traces how the meanings of English words have changed along with social transformations. The book …
History of English Words
Häftad, 1999
684 kr
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This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexis has undergone in the past millennium.The vocabulary is studied as an indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different social dynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance, cohabitation, colonialism and …
Encyclopedia of Swearing
The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-speaking World
Inbunden, 2006
2585 kr
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This is the only encyclopedia and social history of swearing and foul language in the English-speaking world. It covers the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language. While the emphasis is on American and British English, …
Encyclopedia of Swearing
The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-speaking World
E-bok, 2015
1052 kr
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This is the only encyclopedia and social history of swearing and foul language in the English-speaking world. It covers the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language. While the emphasis is on American and British English, …
Encyclopedia of Swearing
The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-speaking World
E-bok, 2015
1052 kr
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This is the only encyclopedia and social history of swearing and foul language in the English-speaking world. It covers the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language. While the emphasis is on American and British English, …
Political Correctness
A History of Semantics and Culture
Inbunden, 2009
1195 kr
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Political Correctness “Geoffrey Hughes has brought together with great panache the very many manifestations of political correctness, both absurd and vicious, and shown how they express a single collective mind-set. His book establishes beyond doubt that there is such a phenomenon, that it has …
Political Correctness
A History of Semantics and Culture
Häftad, 2009
496 kr
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Political Correctness “Geoffrey Hughes has brought together with great panache the very many manifestations of political correctness, both absurd and vicious, and shown how they express a single collective mind-set. His book establishes beyond doubt that there is such a phenomenon, that it has …
Political Correctness
A History of Semantics and Culture
E-bok, 2009
1385 kr
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Political Correctness “Geoffrey Hughes has brought together with great panache the very many manifestations of political correctness, both absurd and vicious, and shown how they express a single collective mind-set. His book establishes beyond doubt that there is such a phenomenon, that it has …
Political Correctness
A History of Semantics and Culture
E-bok, 2011
558 kr
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Political Correctness “Geoffrey Hughes has brought together with great panache the very many manifestations of political correctness, both absurd and vicious, and shown how they express a single collective mind-set. His book establishes beyond doubt that there is such a phenomenon, that it has …
Political Correctness
2009
948 kr
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In this carefully researched, thought-provoking book, Geoffrey Hughes examines the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life. Focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of political correctness, it will intrigue anyone interested in this ongoing debate. A …
