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Routledge Swearing in English: Bad Language & Power 1586-Present

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Swearing in English is a comprehensive socio-historical exploration of profanity and taboo language in the English language from the 16th century to today. Using the British National Corpus and employing corpus linguistics methodology, this academic text examines how gender, social class and age influence patterns of bad language use. The book draws on diverse sources including historical research, dramatic texts, early modern newsbooks and television to trace the evolution of modern attitudes towards profanity. Tony McEnery investigates fundamental questions about linguistic taboos, including whether men swear more than women, how social class shapes language choices, and whether younger speakers use bad language more frequently than older generations. This Routledge volume provides scholars, linguists and language students with rigorous analysis of one of the most socially complex aspects of English communication.

Key Features

Swearing in English uses the British National Corpus as its primary data source for analysing patterns of profanity across different speaker demographics.

The book employs corpus linguistics methodology combined with historical research to track how attitudes to bad language have developed from 1586 to the present day.

McEnery examines the sociolinguistic variables of gender, social class and age to determine their relationship with the frequency and type of swearing behaviour.

The text incorporates multiple evidence types including dramatic texts, early modern newsbooks and television transcripts to support its socio-historical analysis.

This Routledge Advances in Corpus Linguistics volume provides academic depth for researchers studying linguistic taboos and the social dimensions of language use.

Product Specifications
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Routledge
Format
hardcover
ASIN
0415258375
Category
Books > Subjects > Language Study & Reference
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
14 October 2005
Listed Since
09 February 2007

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