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008    050316t20052005nyu      b    001 0 eng   
010      2005043786 
020    0743274342 
024 3  9780743274340 
035    (OCoLC)58720957 
040    DLC|beng|cDLC|dYDX|dBAKER|dBUR|dVP@|dIXA|dCRH 
049    MCPL 
050 00 PE3724.O3|bW35 2005 
082 00 422|222 
100 1  Wajnryb, Ruth. 
245 10 Expletive deleted :|ba good look at bad language /|cRuth 
       Wajnryb. 
264  1 New York :|bFree Press,|c[2005] 
264  4 |c©2005 
300    vii, 290 pages ;|c20 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    The characters $&#@*! appear after the title on the t.p. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-274) and 
       index. 
505 0  1. Falling foul -- 2. Precisely foul -- 3. Foul is as foul
       does -- 4. Where the fuck? -- 5. The wild thing -- 6. A 
       cunt of a word -- 7. Shit happens -- 8. In the name of God
       -- 9. Son of a bitch -- 10. Born to be foul -- 11. 
       Bootleggers and asterisks -- 12. Cross-culturally foul. 
520    Has creative cursing developed because we can't just slug 
       people when they make us angry? Throughout the twentieth 
       century there seems to have been a dramatic escalation in 
       the use and acceptance of offensive language in English, 
       both verbally and in print. Just how have we become such a
       bunch of cursers and what does it tell us about our 
       language and ourselves? A look at the power of words to 
       shock, offend, insult, amuse, exaggerate, let off steam, 
       establish relationships, and communicate deep-felt 
       emotions, this book seeka to discover how what was once 
       considered unfit-for-company argot has become standard 
       fare. Wajnryb steps outside the confines of English in her
       search for answers, exploring whether offensive words in 
       English are mirrored in other languages and examining 
       cultural differences in the usage of dirty words.--From 
       publisher description. 
650  0 English language|xObscene words. 
650  0 Taboo, Linguistic. 
650  0 Swearing. 
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