| Description |
xxii, 250 p. ; 17 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-243) and index. |
| Contents |
Why fuck? -- Ubiquitous fuck -- The power of taboo -- Fuck etymology -- Linguistics, psycholinguistics, and taboo -- Fuck fetish -- Fuck jurisprudence -- Them's fighting words! -- Obscenity: they know it when they see it -- "Fuck the draft": offensive and vulgar speech -- Pacifica, a pig in the parlor, and Powell -- Profanity, Private Ryan, and a Prada purse -- Genderspeak and the workplace -- Tinker's armband, but not Cohen's coat -- Fuck in teacher speech -- Fuck forever. |
| Subject |
Obscenity (Law) -- United States.
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Freedom of speech -- United States.
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Fuck (The English word)
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Taboo, Linguistic.
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| ISBN |
9781572487116 |
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1572487119 |
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