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In praise of profanity, Michael Adams
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- Summary
- "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"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 253 pages
- Contents
-
- Profanity: The great debate(s)
- Intimacy, exceptionalism, and having it both ways
- Expletive and euphemism
- Artful profanity
- Coda: ultimate profanity
- Isbn
- 9780199337583
- Label
- In praise of profanity
- Title
- In praise of profanity
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Adams
- Subject
-
- English language -- Obscene words
- English language -- Slang
- English language -- Slang
- Fluch
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics | General
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Vocabulary
- Englisch, ..
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Vocabulary
- SLANG
- Schimpfwort
- Swearing
- Swearing
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
- English language -- Obscene words
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Adams, Michael
- Dewey number
- 427
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE3724.O3
- LC item number
- A326 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Englisch, ..
- SLANG
- English language
- English language
- Swearing
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Vocabulary
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
- English language
- English language
- English language
- English language
- Swearing
- Fluch
- Schimpfwort
- Label
- In praise of profanity, Michael Adams
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Profanity: The great debate(s)
- Intimacy, exceptionalism, and having it both ways
- Expletive and euphemism
- Artful profanity
- Coda: ultimate profanity
- Control code
- ocn921864741
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199337583
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2015047784
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other control number
- 40026256960
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780199337583
- (OCoLC)921864741
- Label
- In praise of profanity, Michael Adams
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Profanity: The great debate(s)
- Intimacy, exceptionalism, and having it both ways
- Expletive and euphemism
- Artful profanity
- Coda: ultimate profanity
- Control code
- ocn921864741
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199337583
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2015047784
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other control number
- 40026256960
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780199337583
- (OCoLC)921864741
Subject
- English language -- Obscene words
- English language -- Slang
- English language -- Slang
- Fluch
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics | General
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Vocabulary
- Englisch, ..
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Vocabulary
- SLANG
- Schimpfwort
- Swearing
- Swearing
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
- English language -- Obscene words
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