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How to swear : an illustrated guide / by Wildish, Stephen,author.(CARDINAL)417456;
"This highly entertaining, crucially informative visual guide to the art of swearing employs quick-read charts, diagrams, explications and strategies to take readers' salty skills to the next level. Offering guidance, history and etymology, quips, insults, answers to lingering questions, and much more, How to Swear celebrates the rude ingenuity of using a single naughty word to express surprise, excitement, anger, joy, or disgust, limited only by the imagination"--
Subjects: English language; English language; Swearing.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In praise of profanity / by Adams, Michael,1961-author.(CARDINAL)459191;
"When President Obama signed the affordable health care act in 2009, the Vice President was overheard to utter an enthusiastic "This is a big f****** deal!" A town in Massachusetts levies $20 fines on swearing in public. Nothing is as paradoxical as our attitude toward swearing and "bad language": how can we judge profanity so harshly in principle, yet use it so frequently in practice? Though profanity is more acceptable today than ever, it is still labeled as rude, or at best tolerable only under specific circumstances. Cursing, many argue, signals an absence of character, or poor parenting, and is something to avoid at all costs. Yet plenty of us are unconcerned about the dangers of profanity; bad words are commonly used in mainstream music, Academy Award-winning films, books, and newspapers. And of course, regular people use them in conversation every day. In In Praise of Profanity, Michael Adams offers a provocative, unapologetic defense of profanity, arguing that we've oversimplified profanity by labeling it as taboo. Profanity is valuable, even essential, both as a vehicle of communication and an element of style. As much as we may deplore it in some contexts, we should celebrate it in others. Adams skillfully weaves together linguistic and psychological analyses of why we swear-for emotional release, as a way to promote group solidarity, or to create intimate relationships -- with colorful examples of profanity in literature, TV, film, and music, such as The Sopranos, James Kelman's How Late It Was, How Late, or the songs of Nellie McKay. This breezy, jargon-free book will challenge readers to reconsider the way they think about swearing"--Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: English language; English language; Swearing.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Expletive deleted : a good look at bad language / by Wajnryb, Ruth.(CARDINAL)366084;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-274) and index.
Subjects: English language; Taboo, Linguistic.; Swearing.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nine nasty w*rds : English in the gutter : then, now, and forever / by McWhorter, John H.,author.(CARDINAL)342022;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-276).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.One of the preeminent linguists of our time 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. Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact, our ability to curse comes from a different part of the brain than other parts of speech--the urgency with which we say f&*k! is instead related to the instinct that tells us to flee from danger. Language evolves with time, and so does what we consider profane or unspeakable. Nine Nasty Words is a rollicking examination of profanity, explored from every angle: historical, sociological, political, linguistic. In a particularly coarse moment, when the public discourse is shaped in part by once-shocking words, nothing could be timelier.
Subjects: English language; Swearing; Linguistics.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 13
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Swear!ng is g*od f*r you : the amaz!ng sc!ence of bad language / by Byrne, Emma,1978-author.(CARDINAL)417618;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-224) and index."We're often told that swearing is outrageous or even offensive, that it's a sign of a stunted vocabulary or a limited intellect. Dictionaries have traditionally omitted it and parents forbid it. But the latest research by neuroscientists, psychologists, sociologists, and others has revealed that swear words, curses, and oaths--when used judiciously--can have surprising benefits. In this debut work of popular science, Emma Byrne examines the latest research to show how swearing can be good for you. With humor and colorful language, she explores every angle of swearing--why we do it, how we do it, and what it tells us about ourselves. Not only has some form of swearing existed since the earliest humans began to communicate, but it has been shown to reduce physical pain, to lower anxiety, to prevent physical violence, to help trauma victims recover language, and to promote human cooperation. Taking readers on a whirlwind tour through scientific experiments, historical case studies, and cutting-edge research on language in both humans and other primates, Byrne defends cursing and demonstrates how much it can reveal about different cultures, their taboos and their values. Packed with the results of unlikely and often hilarious scientific studies--from the "ice-bucket test" for coping with pain, to the connection between Tourette's and swearing, to a chimpanzee that curses at her handler in sign language--Swearing Is Good for You presents a lighthearted but convincing case for the foulmouthed."--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Obscene words; Swearing; Psycholinguistics.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Quick & dirty Korean (for lovers) : warning - devastatingly romantic / by Liptak, Peter N.,author.;
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Korean language; English language; Korean language;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow : how maps name, claim, and inflame / by Monmonier, Mark S.(CARDINAL)160604;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-199).Naming and mapping -- The quest for a national gazetteer -- Purging pejoratives -- Body parts and risqué toponyms -- Going native -- Your toponym or mine? -- Erasures -- Inscriptions -- Epilogue : naming rites."In the age before political correctness, mapmakers readily accepted any local preference for place names, prizing accurate representation over standards of decorum." "From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow probes this little-known chapter in American cartographic history by considering the intersecting efforts to computerize mapmaking, standardize geographic names, and respond to public concern over ethnically offensive appellations. Interweaving cartographic history with tales of politics and power, celebrated geographer Mark Monmonier locates his story within the past and present struggles of mapmakers to create an orderly process for naming that avoids confusion, preserves history, and serves different political aims. Anchored by a diverse selection of naming controversies - in the United States, Canada, Cyprus, Israel, Palestine, and Antarctica; on the ocean floor and the surface of the moon; and in other parts of our solar system - From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow richly reveals the map s role as a mediated portrait of the cultural landscape. And unlike other books that consider place names, this is the first to reflect on both the real cartographic and political imbroglios they engender."--Jacket.
Subjects: Names, Geographical; Names, Geographical; Toponymy.; English language; English language; Obscene words.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The insult dictionary : history's best slights, street talk, and slang / by Tibbott, Julie,1978-(CARDINAL)402502;
MARCIVE 5/2/13Includes bibliographical references and index.Ancient appellations -- Mockery from the Middle Ages -- Colonial cracks -- Wild West words -- Victorian venom -- Jazz Age jibes -- Depression-era digs -- Cold War cuts -- Pop culture phrasesy.
Subjects: Dictionaries.; English language; English language; Invective;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Depraved and insulting English / by Novobatzky, Peter.(CARDINAL)656697; Shea, Ammon.(CARDINAL)656698;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-256).
Subjects: Controlled vocabularies.; Dictionaries.; English language; English language; English language; Invective;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Dirty French : everyday slang from "what's up?" to "f*%# off!" / by Clautrier, Adrien,author.; Rowe, Henry,author.; Mack, Lindsay,illustrator.;
Subjects: Textbooks.; French language; French language; French language;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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