Swearing by Geoffrey Hughes

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Swearing by Geoffrey Hughes

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 our linguistic heritage. This second edition contains a Postscript updating various contemporary developments, such as the growth of Political Correctness.

Geoffrey Hughes is Professor of History of the English Language at the University of the Witwatersand, Johannesburg.

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ISBN 13	9780140267075
ISBN 10	0140267077
Title	Swearing
Author	Geoffrey Hughes
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	1998-03-26
Number of pages	304
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