Publisher's Synopsis
Taboos regulate what we can talk about and the words we can use. In many aspects of life, we use soft or respectable vocabulary to disguise a reality we would rather not face up to. Ayto looks at these forbidden areas.
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Taboos regulate what we can talk about and the words we can use. In many aspects of life, we use soft or respectable vocabulary to disguise a reality we would rather not face up to. Ayto looks at these forbidden areas.
ISBN: | 9780747536239 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury |
Imprint: | Bloomsbury |
Pub date: | 01 Jul 1998 |
DEWEY: | 428.1 |
DEWEY edition: | 21 |
Number of pages: | 336 |
Weight: | -1g |