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Linguistic taboo has been relegated for a long time to a peripheral position within Linguistics, due to its social stigmatization and inherent linguistic complexity. Recently, though, there has been a renewed interest in revisiting the phenomenon, especially from cognitive frameworks. This volume is the first collection of papers dealing with linguistic taboo from that perspective. The volume gathers 15 chapters, which provide novel insights into a broad range of taboo phenomena (euphemism, dysphemism, swearing, political correctness, coprolalia, etc.) from the fields of sexuality, diseases, death, war, ageing or religion. With a special focus on lexical semantics, the authors in the volume work within Cognitive Linguistics frameworks such as conceptual metaphor and metonymy, cultural conceptualization or cognitive sociolinguistics, but also at the interface of pragmatics, discourse analysis, applied linguistics, cognitive science or psychiatry. This volume provides theoretical reflections and case studies based on new methods and data from varied languages (English, Spanish, Polish, Dutch, Persian, Gikũyũ and Egyptian Arabic). As such, it moves towards a new generation of linguistic taboo studies.

Taboo, Linguistic. --- Linguistic taboo --- Ineffable, The --- Taboo --- Cognitive Linguistics. --- Language and Culture. --- Language and Society. --- Linguistic Taboo.

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Why do people take offence at things that are said? What is it exactly about the offending utterance which causes this negative reaction? How well motivated are these responses? Offensive Language addresses these questions by applying an array of concepts from linguistic pragmatics and sociolinguistics to a wide range of examples, from TV to Twitter and from Mel Gibson to Donald Trump. Establishing a sharp distinction between potential offence and actual offence, Jim O'Driscoll then examines a series of case studies where offence has been caused, assessing the nature and degree of both the offence and the documented response to it in. Through close linguistic analysis, this book explores the fine line between free speech and criminal activity, searching for a principle way to distinguish the merely embarrassing from the reprehensible and the censurable. In this way, a new approach to offensive language emerges, involving both how we study it and also how it might be handled in public life.

Sociolinguistics --- Taboo, Linguistic --- Politeness (Linguistics) --- Obscene words --- Linguistics --- English language Obscene words --- English language --- Linguistic taboo --- Ineffable, The --- Taboo --- Slang

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Words, Obscene --- Taboo, Linguistic --- Euphemism --- Invective --- 800.86 --- Obscene words. --- Obscenities (Words) --- Obscenity (Aesthetics) --- Word (Linguistics) --- Slang --- Linguistic taboo --- Ineffable, The --- Taboo --- Abuse, Verbal --- Insults --- Insults, Verbal --- Verbal abuse --- Vituperation --- Satire --- Figures of speech --- Semantics --- Slang. Jeugdtaal. Vaktaal --- Euphemism. --- Invective. --- Taboo, Linguistic. --- Words, Obscene. --- 800.86 Slang. Jeugdtaal. Vaktaal --- Language and languages

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Sociolinguistics --- 316:800 --- Names, Personal --- Forms of address --- Magic --- Taboo, Linguistic --- Euphemism --- Figures of speech --- Semantics --- Linguistic taboo --- Ineffable, The --- Taboo --- Magick --- Necromancy --- Sorcery --- Spells --- Occultism --- Address, Forms of --- Address, Titles of --- Titles of address --- Letter writing --- Salutations --- Titles of honor and nobility --- Anthroponomy --- Baby names --- Christian names --- Family names --- Forenames --- Names of families --- Names of persons --- Personal names --- Surnames --- Names --- Onomastics --- Language and languages --- Language and society --- Society and language --- Sociology of language --- Language and culture --- Linguistics --- Sociology --- Integrational linguistics (Oxford school) --- Sociolinguistiek --- Social aspects --- Sociological aspects --- Sociolinguistics. --- Names, Personal. --- Forms of address. --- Magic. --- Taboo, Linguistic. --- Euphemism. --- 316:800 Sociolinguistiek

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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 range of colourful examples, it shows how we use language playfully and figuratively in order to swear, to insult, and also to be politically correct, and what our motivations are for doing so. It goes on to examine the differences between institutionalized censorship and the ways individuals censor their own language. Lively and revealing, Forbidden Words will fascinate anyone who is interested in how and why we use and avoid taboos in daily conversation.

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