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The Oxford Handbook of Taboo Words and Language
part of the Oxford Handbooks series
- Binding:
- Hardback
- Pages:
- 464
- Published:
- November 14, 2018
- Dimensions:
- 253x182x34 mm.
- Weight:
- 914 g.
Delivery:
2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: August 14, 2025
Description of The Oxford Handbook of Taboo Words and Language
This volume brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to define and describe taboo words and language and to investigate the reasons and beliefs behind them. It examines topics such as impoliteness, swearing, censorship, taboo in deaf communities, translation of tabooed words, and the use of taboo in banter and comedy.
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