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005			20190729110410.0
008			160119t20162016nyu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9780199337583 _q(hardback)
020			_a0199337586 _q(hardback)
020			_z9780199337590 _q(ebook (updf))
020			_z9780199337606 _q(ebook (epub))
035			_a(OCoLC)921864741
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050	0	0	_aPE3724.O3 _bA326 2016
050	0	0	_aPE3724.O3 _bA326 2016
082	0	0	_a427 _223
100	1		_aAdams, Michael, _d1961-
245	1	0	_aIn praise of profanity / _cMichael Adams.
246	3		_a!n pr@ise *f pr#fanity.
263			_a1607.
264		1	_aNew York ; _aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c[2016]
264		4	_c©2016.
300			_a253 pages ; _c23cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
500			_aBook cover has special characters substituting for letters in title.
520			_a"When President Obama signed the affordable health care act in 2009, the Vice President was overheard to utter an enthusiastic "This is a big f****** deal!" A town in Massachusetts levies $20 fines on swearing in public. Nothing is as paradoxical as our attitude toward swearing and "bad language": how can we judge profanity so harshly in principle, yet use it so frequently in practice? Though profanity is more acceptable today than ever, it is still labeled as rude, or at best tolerable only under specific circumstances. Cursing, many argue, signals an absence of character, or poor parenting, and is something to avoid at all costs. Yet plenty of us are unconcerned about the dangers of profanity; bad words are commonly used in mainstream music, Academy Award-winning films, books, and newspapers. And of course, regular people use them in conversation every day. In In Praise of Profanity, Michael Adams offers a provocative, unapologetic defense of profanity, arguing that we've oversimplified profanity by labeling it as taboo. Profanity is valuable, even essential, both as a vehicle of communication and an element of style. As much as we may deplore it in some contexts, we should celebrate it in others. Adams skillfully weaves together linguistic and psychological analyses of why we swear-for emotional release, as a way to promote group solidarity, or to create intimate relationships -- with colorful examples of profanity in literature, TV, film, and music, such as The Sopranos, James Kelman's How Late It Was, How Late, or the songs of Nellie McKay. This breezy, jargon-free book will challenge readers to reconsider the way they think about swearing"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tProfanity: The great debate(s) -- _tIntimacy, exceptionalism, and having it both ways -- _tExpletive and euphemism -- _tArtful profanity -- _tCoda: ultimate profanity.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xObscene words.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xSlang.
650		0	_aSwearing.
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES _xLinguistics _xGeneral. _2bisacsh.
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES _xVocabulary. _2bisacsh.
650		7	_aEnglish language _xObscene words. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00911410.
650		7	_aEnglish language _xSlang. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00911645.
650		7	_aSwearing. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01139974.
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