Forbidden Words
Taboo and the Censoring of Language
$194.54
- Hardcover
316 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2006
Summary
Many words and expressions are viewed as ‘taboo’, such as those used to describe sex, our bodies and their functions, and those used to insult other people. This 2006 book provides a fascinating insight into taboo language and its role in everyday life. It looks at the ways we use language to be polite or impolite, politically correct or offensive, depending on whether we are ‘sweet-talking’, ‘straight-talking’ or being deliberately rude. Using a range of colourful examples, it shows how we u…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780521819602 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0521819601 |
| Author: | Keith Allan, Kate Burridge |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 316 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2006 |
| Weight: | 636g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm x 23mm |
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’ … accessible and wide-ranging publication … this is a thoroughly engaging and fascinating book, written with brio and humour.’ Journal of Politeness Research
’ … accessible and wide-ranging publication … this is a thoroughly engaging and fascinating book, written with brio and humour.’ Journal of Politeness Research
About The Author
Keith Allan
Keith Allan is Reader in Linguistics and Convenor of the Linguistics Program at Monash University. Kate Burridge is Chair of Linguistics at Monash University.
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