Title:
Nine nasty w*rds : English in the gutter : then, now, and forever / John McWhorter.
ISBN:
9780593188798
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2021]
©2021
Physical Description:
276 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Contents:
Damn and hell : English's first bad words -- What is it about fuck? -- Profanity and shit -- A kick-ass little word -- Those certain parts -- Why do we call it "the n-word"? -- The other f-word -- Being in total control, honey! -- A motherfucking addendum.
Summary:
"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)"-- Provided by the publisher.
OCLC Number:
on1184123077
Availability:
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