Slang and Euphemism [antikvár]

THE LANGUAGE OF THE PEOPLE Etiquette has in the past tended to discourage the uttering, writing and studying of certain prohibited words and subjects- usually associated with sex and the bodily functions. For this reason, dictionaries of the standard language have for the most part been careful to omit these terms. Now, at last, this indispensable resource book fills this vast linguistic gap by cataloguing and explaining these prohibited words and subjects, thus opening the way to a clearer understanding both of the living, evolving language and of the people who speak it. Slang and Euphemism "Try 'Slang and Euphemism' if you want a good knowledge of contemporary cussing" -William Safire, in The New York Times Magaziné Richárd A. Spears began collecting words at the age of eight and dictionaries at fourteen. This love of language eventually led to a Ph.D. from Indiana University and an appointment as Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics at Northwestern University. He has written on West African languages and nonstandard English, including pidgins and creolized languages, and teaches courses in slang and unconventional English.