Forbidden words : taboo and the censoring of language / Keith Allan and Kate Burridge.

Examines how we use language to swear, to insult, and also to be politically correct.

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author:	Allan, Keith, 1943-
Other Authors:	Burridge, Kate
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Subjects:	Taboo, Linguistic. Censorship. Politeness (Linguistics) Jargon (Terminology) Swearing. Euphemism. Political correctness.

Forbidden words : taboo and the censoring of language / by Allan, Keith, 1943-

Published 2006

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Published 2006

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