Bad Words: And What They Say About Us Philip Gooden Robinson Αγγλικά Βιβλία Social Sciences Linguistics

Once Upon A Time The Worst Words You Could Utter Were Short Simple And Tended To Be Four Letters In Length Now Things Are More Complicated Insulted As \ Snowflake\ Or An Expert\ Is Arguably Worse Than Being Called **** Even So What Today\ S Bad Words\ How They Different From Yesterday\ Taboo Expressions? This Entertaining Guide Shifting Sands Of Language Indispensable Increasingly Divided World Which Abuse Becomes Ever Widespread Vituperative Philip Gooden Shows Why Contentious Expressions Including Those Four-Letter Ones First Used English He Discusses Ways Such Have Changed Over Years Explores Single Syllable Two May Possess Almost Magical Power Offend Distress Infuriate Investigates Most Controversial Provocative Way That Both Anecdotal Analytical Combining Intrigue Scandal Book Delves Into Connected Religion Ethnicity Nationality Politics Swearing Oaths Includes Contemporary Issues Like Political Correctness Elitism Σελίδες: 320 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0910 Διαστάσεις: 13X13Cm