The anatomy of swearing

Swearing in all its aspects; its origins in primitive language, its philosophy and psychology, its changes and differing manifestations in various ages and cultures.

First sentence: SWEARING constitutes a species of human behavior so little understood, even by its most devoted practitioners, that an examination of its meaning and significance is now long overdue.

Year

1967

Language

English

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press

Editions

1

Pages

384

ISBN

9780812217643

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