Filthy English: The How, Why, When And What Of Everyday Swearing - Softcover

Silverton, Peter

 
9781846271694: Filthy English: The How, Why, When And What Of Everyday Swearing
Softcover
ISBN 10: 184627169X ISBN 13: 9781846271694
Verlag: Granta Publications, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

A frank, funny, and provocative journey through the international culture of swearing, from the shocked seventies to the naughty noughties
 
For decades the most offensive word in the English language began with an F, then some ****s decided that it began with a C?although these days to really offend people you need to use the N word. This popular history traces how, when, and why this transition and others like it have occurred, and their significance. It also explores when and why English speakers moved from blasphemy to sexual swear words, and such other questions as Are racial insults the last remaining no-go area? Why do mother insults cut so deep in the Mediterranean? And who gives a **** anyway? Considering the cultural nuances of profane language, this book offers a witty look at swearing and the impact of its new acceptability on language, manners, and society.

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Peter Silverton has been a journalist for 30 years. He started as features editor at Sounds in 1976, covered punk, went on the Anarchy tour bus with the Sex Pistols and Clash, and later wrote Glen Matlock's autobiography, I Was A Teenage Sex Pistol. He has also worked as an editor at the Guardian, the Mail on Sunday, the Sunday Express, and Time Out.

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Verlag
Granta Publications
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
184627169X
ISBN 13 
9781846271694
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
256
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