Swearing in English : bad language, purity and power from 1586 to the present /
Tony McEnery.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
- xv, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 1 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [262]-269) and index.
0415258375
2005-004209
English language--History. English language--Obscene words. English language--Slang. English language--Social aspects. Power (Social sciences)--English-speaking countries. Swearing--History. Ngôn ngữ học xã hội Tiếng Anh--Lịch sử ngôn ngữ Tiếng Anh--Tiếng lóng English language.