| Description |
xii, 263 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introductory remarks on language used as shield and weapon -- Euphemism, dysphemism, and cross-varietal synonymy -- Euphemism in addressing and naming -- Bodily effluvia, sex, and tabooed body-parts -- The lexicon for bodily effluvia, sex, and tabooed body-parts -- Ways of being abusive: taboo terms as insults, epithets, and expletives -- Never say die: death, dying, and killing -- Unease in talking about disease -- Distinguishing between jargon, style, and x-phemism -- Language as a veil: artful euphemism -- Language used as shield and weapon |
| Analysis |
English language Euphemisms |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Dutch language -- Grammar, Comparative -- English
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Dutch language -- To 1500 -- Euphemism.
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English language -- Euphemism.
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English language -- Grammar, Comparative -- Dutch
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Euphemism.
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| Author |
Burridge, Kate.
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| LC no. |
90049602 |
| ISBN |
0195066227 acid-free paper |
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9780195066227 acid-free paper |
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