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Author : Reinhold Aman
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Maledicta written by Reinhold Aman and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoffrey Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317476786
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book An Encyclopedia of Swearing written by Geoffrey Hughes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only encyclopedia and social history of swearing and foul language in the English-speaking world. It covers the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language. While the emphasis is on American and British English, the different major global varieties, such as Australian, Canadian, South African, and Caribbean English are also covered. A-Z entries cover the full range of swearing and foul language in English, including fascinating details on the history and origins of each term and the social context in which it found expression. Categories include blasphemy, obscenity, profanity, the categorization of women and races, and modal varieties, such as the ritual insults of Renaissance "flyting" and modern "sounding" or "playing the dozens." Entries cover the historical dimension of the language, from Anglo-Saxon heroic oaths and the surprising power of medieval profanity, to the strict censorship of the Renaissance and the vibrant, modern language of the streets. Social factors, such as stereotyping, xenophobia, and the dynamics of ethnic slurs, as well as age and gender differences in swearing are also addressed, along with the major taboo words and the complex and changing nature of religious, sexual, and racial taboos.
Author : Matt Ruff
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0061983640
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)
Download or read book Set This House in Order written by Matt Ruff and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andy Gage was born in 1965 and murdered not long after by his stepfather. . . . It was no ordinary murder. Though the torture and abuse that killed him were real, Andy Gage's death wasn't. Only his soul actually died, and when it died, it broke in pieces. Then the pieces became souls in their own right, coinheritors of Andy Gage's life. . . . While Andy deals with the outside world, more than a hundred other souls share an imaginary house inside Andy's head, struggling to maintain an orderly coexistence: Aaron, the father figure; Adam, the mischievous teenager; Jake, the frightened little boy; Aunt Sam, the artist; Seferis, the defender; and Gideon, who wants to get rid of Andy and the others and run things on his own. Andy's new coworker, Penny Driver, is also a multiple personality, a fact that Penny is only partially aware of. When several of Penny's other souls ask Andy for help, Andy reluctantly agrees, setting in motion a chain of events that threatens to destroy the stability of the house. Now Andy and Penny must work together to uncover a terrible secret that Andy has been keeping . . . from himself.
Author : Rik Smits
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789145937
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)
Download or read book The Art of Verbal Warfare written by Rik Smits and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2022-08-08 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny and fascinating exploration of our reliance upon swear words, insults, and the artfully placed expletive, damn it. We use salty or artful language to win arguments, slander, cheat, and bully, as well as to express feelings of joy or frustration by swearing or “blowing off steam.” Rik Smits delves into the magic of oaths and profanity, art and advertising, the lure of fake news and propaganda, as well as invective and off-color jokes the world over. This book shows why conversation dies in crowded elevators and what drives us to curse at our laptops. The Art of Verbal Warfare is, when all is said and done, the story of how we can get through life without coming to physical blows.
Author : Eric Partridge
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415259385
Total Pages : 1150 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (593 download)
Download or read book The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z written by Eric Partridge and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entry includes attestations of the head word's or phrase's usage, usually in the form of a quotation. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author : Aleister Crowley
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 9780877282686
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (826 download)
Download or read book Book of Thoth written by Aleister Crowley and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 1944-01-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a classic in the field, used by students of the Golden Dawn as well as by those who want to understand Crowley's tarot. This is the definitive study of the Egyptian tarot and is used as a key to all Western mystery disciplines. Color plates of eight cards.
Author : Steven Connor
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 9781861892942
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (929 download)
Download or read book Fly written by Steven Connor and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2006-12-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fly explores the history of this much-maligned creature and then turns to examine its newfound redemption through science.
Author : Thomas H. Slone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 097141274X
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (714 download)
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Total Pages : 1176 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Small Press Record of Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 1176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States National Museum
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 694 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Proceedings written by United States National Museum and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim Lanzendörfer
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498517293
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)
Download or read book The Poetics of Genre in the Contemporary Novel written by Tim Lanzendörfer and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Poetics of Genre in the Contemporary Novel investigates the role of genre in the contemporary novel: taking its departure from the observation that numerous contemporary novelists make use of popular genre influences in what are still widely considered to be literary novels, it sketches the uses, the work, and the value of genre. It suggests the value of a critical look at texts’ genre use for an analysis of the contemporary moment. From this, it develops a broader perspective, suggesting the value of genre criticism and taking into view traditional genres such as the bildungsroman and the metafictional novel as well as the kinds of amalgamated forms which have recently come to prominence. In essays discussing a wide range of authors from Steven Hall to Bret Easton Ellis to Colson Whitehead, the contributors to the volume develop their own readings of genre’s work and valence in the contemporary novel.
Author : United States National Museum
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 974 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Proceedings of the United States National Museum written by United States National Museum and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anton Handlirsch
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Download or read book Revision of American Paleozic Insects written by Anton Handlirsch and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Fitter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521463010
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Poetry, Space, Landscape written by Chris Fitter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-04-20 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social and historical theory of the conceptualisation of space from ancient times to the Renaissance.
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Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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Author : Paul Dickson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802718493
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Slang written by Paul Dickson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want to be privy to the inside banter of the boardroom, backroom or the Washington Beltway, Slang is an indispensable resource, and a lot of fun. Slang is evidence that the spoken language is continually changing to meet new needs for verbal expressions, tailored to changing realities and perceptions. Unlike most slang dictionaries that list entries alphabetically, Slang takes on modern American English one topic at a time, from "auctionese" to "computerese", the drug trade and sports slang. Slang was originally published by Pocket Books in 1990 in paperback and revised in 1998 in hardcover and paperback. The new Slang has 50% new material, including new chapters on slang associated with work cubicles, gaming, hip hop, and coffeehouses. Dickson brings slang into the twenty-first century with such blogger slang as TMPMITW, which stands for "the most powerful man in the world" (the president). Whether you want to be privy to the inside banter of the boardroom, backroom or the Washington Beltway, Slang is an indispensable resource, and a lot of fun.
Author : Arthur Plotnik
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1936740249
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (367 download)
Download or read book The Elements of Expression written by Arthur Plotnik and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than ever in this completely updated edition, The Elements of Expression helps word users "light up the cosmos or the written page or the face across the table" as they seek the radiance of expressiveness—the vivid expression of thoughts, feelings, and observations. Nothing kills radiance like the murky, generic language dominating today's talk, airwaves, and posts. It tugs at our every sentence, but using it to express anything beyond the ordinary is like flapping the tongue to escape gravity. The Elements of Expression offers an adventurous and inspiring flight into words that truly share what's percolating in our minds. Here writers, presenters, students, bloggers—even well intentioned "Mad Men"—will discover language to convey precise feelings, move audiences, delight and persuade. No snob or scold, the acclaimed word-maven Arthur Plotnik explores the full range of expressiveness, from playful "tough talk" to finely wrought literature, with hundreds of rousing examples. Confessing that we are all "like a squid in its ink" when first groping for luminous expression, he shines his amiable wit on the elements leading, ultimately, to language of "fissionable intensity."
