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Dutch language --- Sociolinguistics --- 803.93-086 --- Nederlands: slang; jeugdtaal; vaktaal --- Nederlandse taal --- obscene woorden --- scheldwoorden --- slang --- vloeken --- obscene woorden. --- scheldwoorden. --- slang. --- vloeken. --- 803.93-086 Nederlands: slang; jeugdtaal; vaktaal --- Obscene woorden. --- Scheldwoorden. --- Slang. --- Vloeken. --- Swearing --- Profanity --- Cant --- Terms and phrases

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Do men use bad language more than women? How do social class and the use of bad language interact? Do young speakers use bad language more frequently than older speakers? Using the spoken section of the British National Corpus, Swearing in English explores questions such as these and considers at length the historical origins of modern attitudes to bad language. Drawing on a variety of methodologies including historical research and corpus linguistics, and a range of data such as corpora, dramatic texts, early modern newsbooks and television, Tony McEnery takes a socio-histo

Sociolinguistics --- Historical linguistics --- English language --- Dialectology --- obscene woorden. --- scheldwoorden. --- slang. --- vloeken. --- Corpus linguistics. --- Corpuslinguïstiek. --- Engelse taal --- Swearing --- Power (Social sciences) --- Words, Obscene --- Empowerment (Social sciences) --- Political power --- Exchange theory (Sociology) --- Political science --- Social sciences --- Sociology --- Consensus (Social sciences) --- Profanity --- Cant --- History. --- Social aspects. --- Obscene words. --- Slang. --- Obscene words --- English --- Slang --- English language Slang --- Germanic languages --- English language Obscene words

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Covering the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language, this encyclopedia emphasises on American and British English. A-Z entries cover the full range of swearing and foul language in English, including fascinating details on the history and origins of each term.

Engelse taal --- Obscene woorden --- Woordenboeken. --- Scheldwoorden --- Slang --- Vloeken --- 802.0 --- 820 --- 820 Engelse literatuur --- Engelse literatuur --- 802.0 Engels. Engelse taalkunde --- Engels. Engelse taalkunde --- English language --- Blessing and cursing --- Invective --- Swearing --- Anglais (Langue) --- Bénédiction et malédiction --- Invectives --- Jurons --- Obscene words --- Dictionaries. --- Mots obscènes --- Dictionnaires --- Argot --- Dictionnaires anglais --- Profanity --- Cant --- Abuse, Verbal --- Insults --- Insults, Verbal --- Verbal abuse --- Vituperation --- Satire --- Germanic languages --- Cursing and blessing --- Execration --- Imprecation --- Malediction --- Incantations --- 820 English literature. Literature in English --- English literature. Literature in English --- Language and languages