Nico Nassenstein Swearing and Cursing (Hardback) Language and Social Life [LSL]

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Swearing and CursingCondition: NewSubtitle: Contexts and Practices in a Critical Linguistic PerspectiveISBN-10: 1501517244EAN: 9781501517242ISBN: 9781501517242Publisher: De Gruyter MoutonFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 04/20/2020Description: While most of the more recent influential work on swearing has concentrated on English and other languages from the Global North, looking at forms and functions of swear words, this contribution redirects the necessary focus onto a sociolinguistics of swearing that puts transgressive practices in non-Western languages into the focus. The transdisciplinary volume contains innovative case studies that address swearing and cursing in parts of the world characterized by consequences of colonialism and increasingly debated inequalities. Turning away from more conventional and established methodologies and theoretical approaches, the book envisages to address transgressive linguistic practices, performances and contexts in Africa, Asia, America and Europe –including individuals' creativity, subversive power and agency. Due to its interdisciplinary and non-mainstream focus, this volume is an essential addition to the field of studies.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 230mmItem Length: 155mmItem Weight: 620gContributor: Nico Nassenstein (Edited by), Anne Storch (Edited by)Author: Nico NassensteinGenre: Language & ReferenceBook Series: Language and Social Life [LSL]Release Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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