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This study provides a definition and a typology of swearing and compares its manifestations in English and 24 other languages. In addition the study traces the history of swearing from its first known appearance in Ancient Egypt to the present day.

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MAGNUS LJUNG is Emeritus Professor of English Language at the University of Stockholm, Sweden. He has published works on English word formation, syntax, expletive language and corpus linguistics.
Release date Australia
November 30th, 2010
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  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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XII, 190 p.
Pages
190
Dimensions
152x229x20
ISBN-13
9780230576315
Product ID
8145466

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