Expletive Deleted: A Good Look at Bad Language - ISBN:0743274342

Expletive Deleted: A Good Look at Bad Language

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Fans of the extravagantly profane HBO drama Deadwood now have a boon companion in Wajnryb, who will edify them on the finer points of swearing. And she also appears to have Al Swearengen's refined sense of humor; she opens each chapter with remarks from a famous historical figure (Michelangelo is attributed with the quote, "You want what on the fucking ceiling?"). Wajnryb notes the strong cultural taboos against profanity--even her fellow linguists have a longstanding aversion to investigating its history--and the existence of the language police in the form of an Illinois institute called the Cuss Control Academy and their futile efforts to clean up our vocabulary. She then launches into a detailed categorization, noting the differences between, for example, blasphemy, invective, and vulgarity. She observes that all cultures engage in swearing and analyzes their motivations for doing so, such as the need for letting off steam. She then discusses individual swear words in terms of their flexibility and historical context. In the words of Bono, who was duly fined by the FCC, it's "fucking brilliant." Joanne Wilkinson

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