The Oxford handbook of taboo words and language [electronic resource] / edited by Keith Allan.
This volume brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to define and describe tabooed words and language and to investigate the reasons and beliefs behind them. In general, taboo is defined as a proscription of behaviour for a specific community, time, and context. In terms of language...
| Uniform Title: | Oxford handbooks in linguistics.
Oxford handbooks. |
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford handbooks in linguistics.
Oxford handbooks. |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |