Nine Nasty Words : English in the Gutter - Then, Now, and Forever

by John McWhorter

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10 0593188799

ISBN-13 9780593188798

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Imprint Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date May 4th, 2021

Print length 288 Pages

Weight 318 grams

Dimensions 18.70 x 13.50 x 3.00 cms

Product Classification: Language: history & general works

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Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact, our ability to curse comes from a different part of the brain than other parts of speech - the urgency with which we say ''f..k!'' is instead related to the instinct that tells us to flee from danger. Language evolves with time, and so does what we consider profane or unspeakable. Nine Nasty Words is a rollicking examination of profanity, explored from every angle: historical, sociological, political, linguistic. In a particularly coarse moment, when the public discourse is shaped in part by once-shocking words, nothing could be timelier.

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