Swearing: a cross-cultural linguistic study

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Preface

Acknowledgements

Notes on Transliteration

Abbreviations

Defining Swearing

A Typology of Swearing

History of Swearing

Interjections

Oaths, Emphatic Denials, Curses

Ritual Insults, Unfriendly Suggestions, Name-Calling

Degree, Dislike, Emphasis, Exasperation and Annoyance

Replacive Swearing

Notes

Appendices

Bibliography

Index.