LINGUIST List 17.3414

Tue Nov 21 2006

Books: Sociolinguistics: Allan, Burridge

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Directory         1.    Joyce Reid, Forbidden Words: Allan, Burridge
Message 1: Forbidden Words: Allan, Burridge
Date: 15-Nov-2006
From: Joyce Reid <jreidcup.org>
Subject: Forbidden Words: Allan, Burridge


Title: Forbidden Words Subtitle: Taboo and the Censoring of Language Published: 2006 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Author: Keith Allan Author: Kate Burridge Paperback: ISBN: 0521525640 Pages: 314 Price: U.S. $ 29.99
Paperback: ISBN: 0521525640 Pages: 314 Price: U.K. £ 17.99
Abstract:

Many words and expressions are viewed as 'taboo', such as those used todescribe sex, our bodies and their functions, and those used to insultother people. This book provides a fascinating insight into taboo languageand its role in everyday life. It looks at the ways we use language to bepolite or impolite, politically correct or offensive, depending on whetherwe are 'sweet-talking', 'straight-talking' or being deliberately rude.Using a range of colourful examples, it shows how we use language playfullyand figuratively in order to swear, to insult, and also to be politicallycorrect, and what our motivations are for doing so. It goes on to examinethe differences between institutionalized censorship and the waysindividuals censor their own language. Lively and revealing, ForbiddenWords will fascinate anyone who is interested in how and why we use andavoid taboos in daily conversation.

1. Taboos and their origins;2. Sweet talking and offensive language;3. Bad language? Jargon, slang, swearing, insult;4. The language of political correctness;5. Linguistic purism and verbal hygiene;6. Taboo, naming and addressing;7. Sex and bodily effluvia;8. Food and smell;9. Disease, death and killing;10. Taboo, censoring and the human brain.


Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics
Written In: English (eng )

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