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Hardcover Forbidden Words: Taboo and the Censoring of Language Book

ISBN: 0521819601

ISBN13: 9780521819602

Forbidden Words: Taboo and the Censoring of Language

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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...

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