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288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593188798
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
Publication date: 04 May 2021
Description
One of the preeminent linguists of our time 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.Profanity has always been a deliciously...
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288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593188798
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
Publication date: 04 May 2021
Description
One of the preeminent linguists of our time 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.Profanity has always been a deliciously...