288 pages
English language
Published 2021 by Penguin Publishing Group.
John McWhorter: Nine Nasty Words : English in the Gutter (2021, Penguin Publishing Group)
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- 978-0-593-18880-4
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"A linguist examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power (and why we love them so much)"--
"A linguist examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power (and why we love them so much)"--
Subjects
- Obscene words
- Humor, form, essays
- English language, etymology