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005    20160811034847.0 
008    160119t20162016nyu      b    001 0 eng   
010      2015047784 
020    9780199337583|q(hardback) 
020    0199337586|q(hardback) 
035    (OCoLC)921864741 
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050 00 PE3724.O3|bA326 2016 
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100 1  Adams, Michael,|d1961-|eauthor. 
245 10 In praise of profanity /|cMichael Adams. 
246 3  !n pr@ise *f pr#fanity 
264  1 New York ;|aOxford :|bOxford University Press,|c[2016] 
264  4 |c©2016 
300    253 pages ;|c23cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Book cover has special characters substituting for letters
       in title. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 00 |tProfanity: The great debate(s) --|tIntimacy, 
       exceptionalism, and having it both ways --|tExpletive and 
       euphemism --|tArtful profanity --|tCoda: ultimate 
       profanity. 
520    "When President Obama signed the affordable health care 
       act in 2009, the Vice President was overheard to utter an 
       enthusiastic "This is a big f****** deal!" A town in 
       Massachusetts levies $20 fines on swearing in public. 
       Nothing is as paradoxical as our attitude toward swearing 
       and "bad language": how can we judge profanity so harshly 
       in principle, yet use it so frequently in practice? Though
       profanity is more acceptable today than ever, it is still 
       labeled as rude, or at best tolerable only under specific 
       circumstances. Cursing, many argue, signals an absence of 
       character, or poor parenting, and is something to avoid at
       all costs. Yet plenty of us are unconcerned about the 
       dangers of profanity; bad words are commonly used in 
       mainstream music, Academy Award-winning films, books, and 
       newspapers. And of course, regular people use them in 
       conversation every day. In In Praise of Profanity, Michael
       Adams offers a provocative, unapologetic defense of 
       profanity, arguing that we've oversimplified profanity by 
       labeling it as taboo. Profanity is valuable, even 
       essential, both as a vehicle of communication and an 
       element of style. As much as we may deplore it in some 
       contexts, we should celebrate it in others. Adams 
       skillfully weaves together linguistic and psychological 
       analyses of why we swear-for emotional release, as a way 
       to promote group solidarity, or to create intimate 
       relationships -- with colorful examples of profanity in 
       literature, TV, film, and music, such as The Sopranos, 
       James Kelman's How Late It Was, How Late, or the songs of 
       Nellie McKay. This breezy, jargon-free book will challenge
       readers to reconsider the way they think about swearing"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 English language|xObscene words. 
650  0 English language|xSlang. 
650  0 Swearing. 
650  7 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES|xLinguistics|xGeneral.
       |2bisacsh 
650  7 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES|xVocabulary.|2bisacsh 
650  7 English language|xObscene words.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00911410
650  7 English language|xSlang.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00911645 
650  7 Swearing.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01139974 
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